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Yam Balls

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I love yam in whichever form it is presented to me, pounded yam, porridge, fried yam, boiled yam, roasted yam etc. Now mash yam and add even more deliciousness to it? Count me in x2 please. When I was little this is one of the 2 special dishes my mom used to make me that made my entire week! The other being French toast 😆 Ingredients  1kg mashed boiled yam 500g beef mince (browned)  3 spring onions (minced)  3 cloves garlic (minced)  Attarugu aka scotch bonnet (to your taste)  Salt Beef stock powder or cubes ground up  3 large eggs  Neutral Oil for frying Procedure 1. Add all the ingredients except the eggs into a large bowl and mix well to combine.  2. Taste the mixture for seasoning. Adjust it to your preference.  3. Break in the eggs and mix  well until the mixture looks and feels like a chocolate chip cookie dough.  4. Scoop out the mixture with your fingers or a scoop and form into uniform sized balls. 5. Heat your...

Albondigas {Mexican meatballs}

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I like meatballs, I enjoy making them as much as I enjoy consuming them. Now I also love soup and these Mexican meatballs are made specially to be made into soup. Best of both worlds 👌 Ingredients 500g ground beef 200g rice (rinsed & drained) 1 small onion (finely diced)  1 clove garlic  7 fresh mint leaves(minced) 1 teaspoon fresh oregano Half a bell pepper (finely minced) 1 attarugu aka scotch bonnet(minced)  Salt (to taste)  Msg 1 large egg Procedure 1. Get all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix to combine. Mix only until when you form a ball of the mixture it sticks together and doesn't fall apart easily. If you find your mixture is too sticky and stringy then you've overmixed it and will end up with chewy and rubbery meatballs that will be unpleasant to chew on. 2. Using your hands or an ice cream scoop measure out the balls you want and form them into relatively smooth balls and arrange them on a tray.  3. From stage 2 you can go st...