🇸🇱 Sierra Leonean Cuisine

Foofoo

Pounded Cassava Dough

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 289 kcal

Boiled cassava pounded into a smooth, elastic dough ball served as the perfect vehicle for scooping thick soups and stews.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel cassava, cut into chunks and wash thoroughly.
  2. 2 Boil in water for 25-30 minutes until very soft.
  3. 3 Drain and transfer to a mortar.
  4. 4 Pound vigorously with a pestle, adding splashes of water to achieve smoothness.
  5. 5 Continue pounding until completely smooth and elastic with no lumps.
  6. 6 Form into round balls with wet hands. Serve alongside soup.

Did You Know?

The rhythmic thud of the mortar and pestle pounding foofoo is the unmistakable soundtrack of a Sierra Leonean kitchen.