Fufu Recipe

Ingredients

• Cassava Pronounced kuh-sah-vah (if someone asks you); it’s also called yuca. This starchy root vegetable looks like a yam with tree bark on it.
  But you can replace it with true yams (, not sweet potatoes). Raw cassava


• Plantains These have more starch than bananas, and you can enjoy them before or after they ripen. For this recipe, you want the green ones.
  While this recipe calls for boiling the plantains, they also taste amazing fried! Leave the sweet yellow plantains for another tasty recipe.

The following is the Step-by-step process of making fufu

1. Peel and slice the cassava and plantain with a knife into medium-size pieces, take out the cassava’s core and the plantain’s tiny seeds, and rinse. (Photos 1-4)


2. Cook Them Place the pieces in a saucepan, cover with water, and cook over medium heat. Boil for 30 minutes or until fork-tender. Drain the water. (Photos 5-6)


3. BlendAdd the cooked plantain and cassava to a food processor and blend. Use a spoon to move it around as necessary to ensure even blending.
   Add water by the spoonful as needed until you achieve the desired texture.
   It should be soft and stretchy. (Photos 7-10)


4. SmoothTurn it onto a wet plate or bowl and fold it into itself until it is smooth.