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Yams Stroganoff
🇧🇷 Brazilian Vegetarian

Yams Stroganoff

🇧🇷 Brazilian

Comfort food Brazilian-style: golden refogado, browned Yam, and a gentle simmer that ends spoon-coating and fragrant. Rice is mandatory.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Heavy Cream250 ml
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Bell Pepper1, sliced
  • Tomato Sauce300 ml
  • Mushrooms200 g
  • Spring Onions3, cut into batons
  • Coconut Milk2 tbsp
  • Smoked Paprika1 tsp
  • Yam600 g
  • Palm Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Start a refogado: onion and garlic cooked slowly in oil until translucent and sweet.

  2. 2

    Brown the Yam in the pan, letting it take real colour.

  3. 3

    Add Palm Oil and Garlic, softening them into the base.

  4. 4

    Season, add liquid to come a third of the way up, and simmer covered until tender.

  5. 5

    Uncover and reduce until the sauce is spoon-coating and bright.

  6. 6

    Finish with coriander and lime, and serve hot with rice and beans.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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