Bammy

Amazing Jamaican bammy made from scratch is so easy to prepare, grated cassava is shaped into a disc, and cooked in a skillet, soaked in coconut milk for a moist flatbread that is crisp on the outside. The perfect side dish that is vegan, paleo and gluten-free.

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Course: Breakfast, Entrée

Cuisine: Jamaican

Keyword: Bammy

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 30

Servings: servings

Calories: 437kcal

Ingredients

1 1/2 pound cassava peeled and grated
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut milk for soaking
oil for frying

Instructions

Using a box grater, rub the pieces of cassava up and down along the smallest holes of your grater.
. Place grated cassava into a cheesecloth or nut milk bag and squeeze out the white liquid, discard.
Place cassava in a bowl, add salt and mix well.
Lightly grease a frying pan, heat pan over medium heat, add one cup of dry cassava to the pan and press to form a disk, about 1/2 inch thick. Cook on each side for about 10 minutes.
Soak bammy in coconut milk for 10 minutes.
Add oil to a skillet over medium-high, fry bammy until golden brown on each side., about 3 minutes.

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