BOILED YAM with GARDEN EGG SHRIMPS EGGS AND SMOKED FISH

BOILED YAM with GARDEN EGG SHRIMPS EGGS AND SMOKED FISH This is a very tasty experimental dish. It can be eaten as breakfast, lunch or dinner. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 - 1 tuber Yam - 6 pieces Garden egg (igba) - 6 or more Chicken eggs - 2 or 3 Fresh tomatoes - 1 large Onion - 3 small red chilli peppers - 1 ½ cooking spoon Vegetable oil - 20g Shrimps - 1 piece of Smoked Fish - 1 can of Sardine or Corn beef (optional) - Optional seasoning (thyme, Maggi, curry) METHOD STEP 1 Slice yam into round pieces, remove back with a knife, and then place in a pot of water. Add a bit of sugar and salt, put garden egg in a black thick paper bag then boil either separately or with the yam. STEP 2 If garden egg is boiled or soft, pound or marsh with a small mortar. STEP 3 Add 1 ½ cooking spoons of vegetable oil into a deep frying pan, slice in few onions, some tomatoes and the red chilli peppers then cook for 1 min. STEP 4 Add the sardine/corn beef, smoked fish, shrimps and the garden eggs. Meanwhile, whisk some chicken eggs in a bowl with a little bit of thyme, curry and a cube of Maggi. STEP 5 Continue cooking by adding very few slices of scent leaves, the egg mix and some seasoning then fry and stir all together for 3-4 minutes. STEP 6 Cook yam to tender, test with a fork and serve as pictured above.