Pom
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5.0
3 reviews
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
3 hrs 20 mins
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Total Time
4 hrs
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
Pom
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Pom is the most popular and best known festive dish of Suriname. It is prepared with the root of pomtajer, also called new cocoyam.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 2-3 lb/1-1,5kg)
- 1 lb of salt pork or chicken sausage
- 3 lb pomtajer (or taro root)
- 4 tomatoes , peeled and chopped
- 2 onions , chopped
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley , chopped
- 2 cubes chicken bouillon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- Juice of 1 orange
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 3 cloves garlic , crushed
- 1 habanero (whole)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter , divided
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into pieces. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- In a pan with 3 tablespoons (40g) of butter, fry the chicken pieces and chicken sausage (sliced) for a few minutes. Set aside.
- In the same pan, add 3 tablespoons (40g) of butter and sauté the onions for about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic and parsley.
- Add the chicken and chicken sausages and cover with water. Add the bouillon cubes and the hot pepper.
- Cook covered over medium low heat for 25-30 minutes. Drain the cooking liquid into a bowl and set it aside.
- Peel and rinse the pomtajer. Grate the pomtajer by hand or with a food processor.
- Mix it with some of the cooking liquid from the meat as well as the orange and lemon juices to make a sticky dough. Add sugar.
- Spread half of the pomtajer mixture in a well greased baking dish. Spread chicken mixture on top and then cover with the rest of pomtajer. Most pom recipes ask for the chicken to be kept with the bones. I personally removed the bones and cut it into smaller chunks.
- Pour the remaining juices over the top, 2 tablespoons (20g) of butter and bake for two hours: one hour covered at 425F/230C, and one hour uncovered at 350F/175C.
- Pom should be done when the top is brown and a golden brown juice comes out when poked with a knife.
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