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Ragoût d'Igname

Name: Ragoût d'Igname
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Burkina Faso
Ingredients: 600g Taro root; 300g Beef; 2 Tomato; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Onion; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 Beef Bouillon; 1 tsp Salt; 600ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Yam and meat stewed with tomato — a Burkinabè home stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ragoût d'igname means 'yam stew' in French and is often made in Burkinabè homes. Yam is stewed with beef or chicken, tomato, onion, and green pepper until the tuber turns soft and fluffy. It's also often made on weekends and celebration days.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a weekend in a Burkinabè home, a pot of red yam and meat stew steams in front of the family.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Taro root 600g
Beef 300g
Tomato 2
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Onion 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Beef Bouillon 1
Salt 1 tsp
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the beef into bite-size pieces, brown in oil, and sauté the onion, garlic, and green pepper.
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon, and water and simmer 30 minutes.
Add the peeled taro cut large.
Simmer 20 minutes until the taro is tender.
Season with salt.

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