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KETOUN/Sweet Potato Pottage

Ketoun is a tasty Guinean dish made with a variety of vegetables but mainly Sweet potatoes and Yams.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine African, Guinean
Keyword ketoun, ragout, sweet potato pottage, vegetable ragout, yam porridge, yam pottage
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 800kcal
Cost $15

Equipment

  • Pot

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 3 Sweet potatoes and Yams get a variety of colors
  • 1 Cassava
  • 1 Tarot
  • 2 tbsp Fish powder
  • 1/3 cup Peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup Palm oil
  • 2 Onions medium size
  • Scallions/Green Onions
  • Salt
  • 1 Maggi cube

Optional

  • 1 Plantain
  • Fresh fish or Tilapia Fillet
  • Black Pepper a pinch
  • 1 Maggi Cube

Instructions

  • Wash the vegetables and peel them.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes, yams, cassava, taro in medium size cubes and set aside.
  • If using fresh fish or fillet, add 3 cups of water alongside the fish in a pot.
    Boil for 5 to 10 min then remove from the pot. Transfer the vegetables and meat into the pot. Add enough water to just cover the vegetables.
  • If not using fresh fish, transfer cut vegetables in the pot and add enough water to cover the vegetables.
  • Blend onions, green onions and garlic.
  • Add the blended ingredients, fish powder, peanut butter, Maggi cube, salt, palm oil, black pepper and let it cook.
  • When the water level becomes small, add deboned fish, plantain cut in small cubes and stir. Check the seasoning and rectify if needed.
  • Cook on low heat until it starts thickening and the oil appears on top.
    It's ready to be Served!

Video

Notes

The consistency of your Ketoun / Pottage depends on your preference. The mushier you want it, the more water you add or the smaller you cut your vegetables.
I personally don’t like it mushy, but just cooked until soft.
Hope you enjoy it!