Ebiripo (nigerian Mashed Taro)
Traditional dish with cocoyam tubers, moi-moi leaves, cleaned.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Nigeria
Ingredients
- to taste cocoyam tubers
- to taste salt
- to taste water
- to taste moi-moi leaves, cleaned
Steps
- Wash the cocoyam thoroughly with salt and water.
- Grate or blend it into a paste.
- Season the paste with salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Scoop the paste into the moi-moi leaves.
- Wrap them to seal in the mixture.
- Place a pot on medium heat.
- Arrange the wrapped parcels in the pot.
- Add a small amount of water to the pot.
- Cover the pot.
- Cook over medium heat for about an hour to steam the ebiripo.
- Remove.
- Serve with egusi soup, pepper sauce, or palm oil.
Adapted from “Ebiripo (Nigerian Mashed Taro)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.