

Yam is one of those versatile foodstuffs you could tweak to suit your every need. From Yam pottage to Yam fries, and even Yam balls, every Yam meal is a back to back hit!
Today we delve into two Yam delicacies that are sure pleasers to the taste buds ; Yamarita paired with Corned beef stew and Yam fries paired with scrambled eggs. Let’s take them one at a stride y’all.
CORNED BEEF STEW
Ingredients
- Pepper mix {6 big Tomatoes, 3 Large Tatashe, 4 medium Shombo, 2 medium white onions and 3 small ata rodo pepper}
- Diced onions (50g)
- Corned beef ( 340 g)
- Tomato paste ( 65g)
- Oil for cooking (3 TBsp)
- Seasoning cubes (1 1/2)
- Spices {cayenne pepper, black pepper} 1 tsp each

Steps
- In a clean pan, add some vegetable oil and some sliced onions
- squeeze in your tomato paste and stir gently for a few seconds
- Introduce your roughly blended pepper mix
- Don’t forget to add your seasoning and other spices
- Finally, pour in your corned beef and leave to cook for another 5-7 mins
- Your corned beef stew is ready, set aside while we make make our sumptuous Yamarita
YAMARITA
Ingredients
- Yam (6 full slices of yam, further diced into desired shape)
- Flour (80g)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)
- Eggs (2 eggs)
- Bell peppers (50g of diced green, yellow and red bell peppers)
- Spices of choice {black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika} 1tsp each
- Parsley flakes (1 tsp)

STEPS
- Cut your yam into the desired shape and rinse thouroughly
- In another clean bowl, pour in your flour, add a little salt and your spices and combine
- Don’t forget to add your parsley flakes
- In another bowl, break in your eggs, add a pinch of salt and your bell peppers
- Coat your cut yam strips completely in your flour and then in the bowl with your egg mix, and set aside till all yam strips are finely coated.
- Fry your yam strips till golden brown and serve with the corned beef stew.
Yam Fries and Scrambled Eggs
This is one of the easiest and quickest recipes you could whip up for breakfast guys
Egg Ingredients
- 4 medium Eggs
- Seasoning cubes (11/4 chicken cubes)
- Paprika pepper 1/2 tsp)
- half of one small Onion bulb (diced)
- Tomatoes (one cherry tomato diced)
- cooking oil (3 tbsp)
STEPS
- Break your eggs in a bowl and prep with appropriate seasoning cubes and paprika pepper
- Pour in 2 table spoons of oil in your frying pan and Sauté your sliced onions and tomatoes lightly
- Pour in your Eggs and scramble with tge cooking spatula/flipper
- Set aside and concentrate on the Yam fries
Yam Fries
Ingredients
- Fresh and white Yam
- Salt
- Cooking oil
- 1/4 cup of water
STEPS
- Cut your white Yam into desired shape and size. Glaze with some salt
- In a clean cooking pan, pour in some oil good enough for a deep fry
- Add in your Yam
- After a min or two in pour in a quarter cup of water depending on how much Yam you intend to fry
- Fry all sides until golden brown
- Serve nicely with your scrambled eggs and a cold bottle of Juice if available
- BON APPETITE!
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