recipe.exchange

Nigerian Roasted Yam

Roasted yam, also known as Ìṣu sisun in the Yoruba language, is a typical Nigerian street food mostly eaten as a snack. It is prepared just like roasted corn and eaten with groundnuts or boli (roasted plantain).

Ingredients

  • Yam
  • Ground pepper
  • Water

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cut yam into suitably-sized pieces, then peel them.
  2. 2
    Soak the yam in water overnight.
  3. 3
    Rinse the yam and roast it, making sure all sides are deeply roasted.
  4. 4
    Serve the roasted yam with groundnuts or roasted plantain.
Method
Roasting

Recipe Attribution