DumboyPounded Cassava
Dumboy is made from thoroughly cooked cassava pounded until smooth and elastic, then served warm with soups or stews. Use commercially sold sweet cassava and do not taste it raw.
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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- 1kgCassava Root (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 2lWater
- 5gSalt
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Method
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- 01
Peel the cassava root thickly, remove any fibrous core, and rinse the chunks well. Do not eat or taste raw cassava.
- 02
Bring the water to a boil, add the cassava root, and boil uncovered for 25 to 35 minutes, until completely tender with no firm or bitter-tasting center.
- 03
Drain well, discard the cooking water, and return the cassava to a warm bowl or mortar.
- 04
Add the salt and pound or mash until smooth, stretchy, and free of lumps.
- 05
Wet your hands, shape into evenly sized portions, and serve warm with soup or stew.
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