Pong-Up Yam.

Way back in 2009 I shared the original Pong-up yam with saltfish recipe, a recipe that’s very dear to me as it reminds me of “home” and being a carefree lil fella on the islands. In that recipe we explored how it’s done from scratch, however with this version we’ll use leftover boiled yam and stewed saltfish.

You’ll Need…

1 tablespoon salted butter
1 medium onion (sliced)
1 medium tomato (diced)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup leftover stewed saltfish
4 pieces Yam (preboiled in salted water)

Notes! I used leftover yam with the stewed saltfish (salted pollock), but you may use boiled green bananas, dasheen, cassava, eddoes or any pre-cooked ground provision with similar results as explained in the video. This is why I suggest you watch the video below as much more about the recipe itself is discussed there. If making this recipe gluten free, please go through the full list of ingredients to make sure they meet your specific gluten free dietary requirements.

Heat the butter in a saucepan on a medium flame, then add the onion, tomato and black pepper. Turn the heat to med/low and cook for 4 minutes or until the onion is soft and the tomato starts falling apart.

At this point you’ll add the stewed saltfish and mix well to heat through. Keep in mind that my stewed saltfish had scotch bonnet pepper in it, so there was already a spicy element to it. That said, if you want to add a bit of spicy pepper to the mix, do so when you add the onion and tomato.

Using the pestle from my mortar and pestle, I crushed the leftover yam.

Then it’s just a matter of adding the crushed yam to the pot and stir well to combine. Turn the heat up to medium and you’ll get a lovely crust forming. I used a non-stick pan and with my wooden spoon I scraped the bottom as I stirred everything. 4-5 minutes later and we’re done.

Mommy would serve this with hot Sada Roti (four people), but today I ate this as it was for lunch!