Yam Balls (West Africa) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs yams, cooked
1 large onion, finely minced
3 fresh tomatoes, peeled and finely diced
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 pint peanut oil, divided
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
salt, to taste
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon flour

Preparation

Mash cooked yam until smooth.
In bowl, combine half of the tomatoes and half of the onions. Add cayenne. Fry in 1/4 cup peanut oil.
Season with thyme and salt, to taste.
In another bowl, combine fried mixture, remaining onions and tomatoes, and mashed yam. Add eggs and mix well.
On a pastry board sprinkled with flour, form yam mixture into balls.
Heat remaining oil and deep-fry yam balls until golden brown. Drain.
Garnish with hard-boiled eggs.