Steamed Fonio with Okra
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash fonio and remove excess water in a kitchen towel.
Steam
Boil water in a couscous pot, add fonio slowly, and cover pot tightly so that steam does not escape.
Steam 20 minutes.
Leaving the pot on the fire, remove the fonio, mix with a little water, cover, and let stand for 5 - 10 minutes.
Return fonio to couscous pot and steam 20 minutes.
Repeat the previous two steps.
Serve
Mix with boiled okra and serve.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Fonio
- Forms the grain base of the dish, cooking into light, separate grains through repeated steaming.
- Water
- Hydrates the fonio grains during steaming so they swell and become tender.
The step that matters
Repeated steaming with a little water in between. Fonio grains need to absorb moisture and steam gradually to swell and soften. Resting them with a little water between steamings helps them hydrate evenly, and tight covering keeps steam in so the grains cook rather than dry out.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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