🇨🇮 Ivorian Cuisine

Foutou Igname

Pounded Yam

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 357 kcal

A dense, snow-white pounded yam dough with an incredibly smooth, elastic texture, the most traditional accompaniment to Ivorian sauces.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel yam and cut into even cubes. Boil in salted water until very tender, about 25 minutes.
  2. 2 Drain and transfer hot yam pieces to a mortar.
  3. 3 Pound vigorously with a pestle, adding tiny splashes of hot water as needed.
  4. 4 Continue pounding and folding for 10-15 minutes until the foutou is perfectly smooth and elastic.
  5. 5 Wet hands and shape into round balls.
  6. 6 Serve immediately with sauce graine, sauce arachide, or any Ivorian sauce.

Did You Know?

Making foutou igname is traditionally a two-person job — one pounds while the other turns and folds the dough between strikes.