YAMARITA WITH MEAT SAUCE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Yamarita  ingredient

• Yam
• 2-3 Eggs
• Half cup of flour
• Salt
• Seasoning 
• Olive oil. 
• Dried pepper

Meat sauce ingredients

• 3 pounds ground beef 
• 2 pounds sausage
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 large yellow onions, diced 
• 2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced 
• 6 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 cup white wine
• Two 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes 
• One 24-ounce jar good store-bought marinara sauce. 
• One 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes 
• One 6-ounce can tomato paste 
• 2 tablespoons sugar 
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt 
• 1 teaspoon ground oregano 
• 1 teaspoon ground thyme 
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper. 
• 4 bay leaves 
• 1/4 cup finely minced fresh parsley or 3 tablespoons parsley flakes, plus more for serving 
• 1 whole rind from 1 wedge Parmesan, optional
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, optional, plus more for serving
  

PROCEDURE

Yamarita  procedure 

• Firstly, we cut our yam in rectangular shapes, wash and boil with salt and water. Ensure the water is not too much to prevent it from being too soft. 
• Now we can beat our eggs in a separate bowl, add salt and seasoning to your desired taste and set aside.
• Mix the flour with dried pepper, alongside with some seasoning to give it flavour
• We can now go back to our yam on fire to check if its soft enough. if it is, then we bring down the pot and drain the remaining water. 
• Heat up some oil in a frying pan (enough oil that can deep fry the yam), when the oil is hot, take the yam and soak it in the beaten eggs and make sure it soaks in. 
• Once soaked remove from the egg and roll it in the flour and dried pepper mixture (making sure the flour covers all the sides of the yam) then put inside the hot oil.
• Do this same process to all the pieces of the yam and after frying, arrange them on a paper towel to remove excess oil

Meat sauce procedure 

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and sausage until totally browned. 
• Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon and put it into a bowl (Set aside). 
• Discard any grease in the pot, but do not clean the pot. 
• Drizzle in the olive oil to heat up for 3-4 min. 
• When it is heated, throw in the onions and bell peppers. 
• Stir it around for 1 1/2 minutes, and then add the garlic. 
• We Stir and cook for an additional minute.
• Pour in the wine and allow it to bubble up and reduce for about 1 1/2 minutes. 
• Add the crushed tomatoes, marinara sauce and tomato paste. 
• Stir to combine, and then add the sugar, salt, oregano, thyme, crushed red pepper if using and bay leaves. 
• Stir, and then add the cooked ground beef and sausage and stir to combine. 
• Place the lid on the pot and allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 
• Add a little water or some low-sodium broth if it needs more liquid.
• After an hour, add the minced parsley and the Parmesan rind if using (or grated Parmesan if you prefer--or both!). 
• Stir to combine, and then put the lid back on and allow it to simmer for another 30 minutes or so. 
•  Discard the bay leaves before serving.

Serving Yamarita with meat sauce

• Finally, we can serve our Meat sauce alongside with our Yamarita with parsley and parmesan for the toppings.