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Mpotompoto<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Let's cook Peewa. This section consists of the various cooking ingredients, cooking method and a video of the cooking process employed in cooking the dish.<\/p>\n

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Mpotompoto<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Mpotompoto is a popular, nutritious Ghanaian one-pot comfort food, often called yam or cocoyam pottage, featuring boiled, thick, and starchy root vegetables mashed in a savoury sauce. It is commonly cooked with palm oil, smoked fish, onions, tomatoes, and peppers, offering a smoky flavour and a thick, porridge-like consistency.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Ingredients:<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

The base is usually yam, cocoyam, sweet potatoes, or even plantain, palm oil (or Zomi), pepper, salt, onions and smoked fish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Cooking Method:<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Wash, peel, and cut cocoyam into out and boil for 5 minutes. Grind tomatoes, pepper and other spices and add to the cocoyam on fire and allow to cook. Add a bit of palm oil and stir. Leave to cook for 6-7 minutes and serve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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