🇹🇱 Timorese Cuisine

Uhi Fohuk

Roasted Yam

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 192 kcal

Large yams slowly roasted in the embers of a wood fire until the skin is charred and the interior is fluffy, sweet, and caramelized, eaten as a simple staple or snack.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Build a wood fire and let it burn down to glowing embers with no active flame.
  2. 2 Place whole unpeeled yams directly into the hot embers, burying them partially.
  3. 3 Roast for forty to fifty minutes, turning once halfway through.
  4. 4 Test doneness by piercing with a stick; it should slide through easily.
  5. 5 Remove from embers and let cool slightly. Brush off ash from the skin.
  6. 6 Break open and eat the steaming, sweet interior directly, discarding the charred skin.

Did You Know?

In the highlands of Timor-Leste, children often roast small yams as after-school snacks using the family cooking fire embers.