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Ebiripo (nigerian Mashed Taro)

Traditional dish with cocoyam tubers, moi-moi leaves, cleaned.

Ingredients

  • to taste cocoyam tubers
  • to taste salt
  • to taste water
  • to taste moi-moi leaves, cleaned

Steps

  1. Wash the cocoyam thoroughly with salt and water.
  2. Grate or blend it into a paste.
  3. Season the paste with salt and pepper.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Scoop the paste into the moi-moi leaves.
  6. Wrap them to seal in the mixture.
  7. Place a pot on medium heat.
  8. Arrange the wrapped parcels in the pot.
  9. Add a small amount of water to the pot.
  10. Cover the pot.
  11. Cook over medium heat for about an hour to steam the ebiripo.
  12. Remove.
  13. 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.

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