Mpotompoto is a popular local Ghanaian food that is mainly prepared with yam, cocoyam or potatoes.
Ingredients
Three pieces cocoyam/yam
2 medium-size tomatoes
1 large onion
Pepper
5 pieces of herrings
3 pieces of mushrooms
Half cup of palm oil
1 small size salted fish
Salt to taste
Method
Peel and wash cocoyam, cut into smaller pieces.
Pour into a clean saucepan and add water, pepper, onion and tomatoes.
Add salted fish, herring and salt. Cook for five minutes.
Take out pepper, onion and tomato and blend (you can add a clove of garlic and a little ginger).
Pour into the boiled cocoyam, stir, add your palm oil, salt and taste.
Allow to simmer for five minutes.
Taste cocoyam if it’s extra soft.
The Mpotompoto has to be like porridge with some soft cocoyam in there.
Serve and enjoy.