How To Make Ducana / Duckna

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Ingredients
1.4 Kg - Grated Sweet Potatoes
300g - Grated Coconut
1 cup - Granulated White Sugar
1Tbs - Freshly grated ginger (optional)
1/2 Tsp - Salt
1/2 Tsp - Black Pepper (optional)
1/4 Cup - Self - Raising Flour
1/2 Cup - Raisins / Sultanas (optional)
50g - Butter or Margarine (optional) or Oil
1Tsp - Vanilla (Optional)
To be used as a guide but please adjust to suit personal Taste
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[@ingridbaptiste2769]

Great job making ducana one of 🇦🇬 national dish. There we wrap in banana leaf or seaside grape leaves. I always line the foil with saran wrap here in the 🇺🇸, use brown sugar, add cinnamon, nutmeg.

[@smexybabybrowne9812]

Thank you for the recipe

[@phoenixnight5465]

YOUR A LIFE SAVER!!!! nobody really know about this in the states. I love it though!😁😁

[@awhi3765]

I was so happy to come across this video. I used to make it with my gran years ago. She used to put small chunks of potato/coconut instead of raisins. Was so pleased to find this video for the reminder cause plan on making it soon. Keep up the good work

[@HerculesTV]

Thank you very much... I will be posting more videos soon.. and thank you for sharing the memory

[@spicynomad]

in america you ask for batata. the call all the sweet potato yam but they arent all called yam. this is my favorite dish but its very labor intensive. if you cant get your hands on banana leaves use foil paper or use corn husk.

[@kimeshadyer2954]

We use a leaf call chainy bush in Montserrat....but I dont remember putting in black pepper and ginger..we flavour it with vanilla or almond.... essence..but good video

[@HerculesTV]

Thank you ... I know multiple people from montserrat who do but that’s the good thing about food ... every household can offer something different

[@tellyboo5893]

I need to learn to make it but I don't remember seening my family members using rasin or cornmeal..

[@triceetrice1226]

So other islands call this ducana? I thought it was an Antiguan name

[@HerculesTV]

Yes other islands do

[@lovebear1854]

Same

[@monicabarnes9134]

We call it ducana in St Vincent also

[@neiolabryant6944]

You have make my day with recipe.

[@HerculesTV]

Aww thank you.. will be dropping new recipes soon ... so don’t forget to subscribe and stay tune

[@cordelialewis9545]

Say who the island don't know about it

[@jocellearchibald1073]

omg!!! yayyyy

[@ruthlynfarrell6088]

I am from Montserrat, and I am really happy that you have made this dukuna video. I came across your website as I was looking for the Dukuna recipe. I really like how you made it easy for people to understand and follow along. Good job continue your making other videos such as goat water.

[@HerculesTV]

Thank you very Much and I will

[@pdixon3328]

Followed instructions but they came out very soft

[@HerculesTV]

Once you give them enough time to cook... and when u first take them out of the water .. they might feel a bit soft and then firm up .... but also you need to make sure that the correct sweet potatoes are used

[@behindtheyellowdoor]

Km from Montserrat too...I'm going to try this so :)

[@natonyasherman8967]

Banana leaf, essences and spices.

[@Chula92]

🇲🇸 big up 👌🏽

[@rosalie77]

U can try parchment paper with the foil you can get bananas leaf in vegetable market that's good food

[@angieh5558]

Which sweet potato, I had to use the orange one bc I couldn’t find the other kind that allowed the ducana to change color, you used? From the Virgin Islands and live on the mainland in a back water ass state and can barely find friggin provisions!

[@elaineburris1210]

Nice Anguillians make this we put it in grape leaf

[@msJenskii]

🇦🇬 🇦🇬

[@ann-mariewalker5167]

Heyyyy I'm from Antigua too! Last name Walker too lol

[@msJenskii]

Ann-Marie Walker 🙌🏾👋🏾 probably distant relatives knowing Antiguan and Barbudan’s lol

[@cordelialewis9545]

Use banana leaf to wrap it

[@HerculesTV]

Where I live in the U.K. ... it is hard to get banana leaves

[@monicabarnes9134]

You need to make more cooking videos

[@spicynomad]

do you know how to make red bean soup? its a little sweet.

[@HerculesTV]

I will try and do a video for you

[@chatinawarner9380]

In Antigua it's Ducana. No ginger or self rising flour.

[@heavensent5181]

Did you use a blender to grate your sweet potato and coconut?
I used a blender and that's where i think I'm messing this recipe up because i have to add liquid to the blending process. I blend them with coconut milk but then i had to add more flour.

[@HerculesTV]

I grated it by hand on a box grater... try to avoid blending it. It’s better to grate by hand or get a food processor with a grater attachment

[@anikecorbett1286]

Anyone one here know how to make montserrat grease bread please

[@caribbeanqueen6107]

Sorry but I am from the US Virgin Islands and we have people here from all the Caribbean Islands and they do know about it.

[@HerculesTV]

Ok… glad you know people from every Caribbean island who knew about it before they moved there… tell them I say hello

[@monicabarnes9134]

We used banana leaf

[@rebeccaturtin8523]

since I born I never know raisin going in dunca

[@HerculesTV]

It all depends on which island you are from

[@kerriesimon2201]

In Antigua we use raisins ever since

[@jackie9068]

Use a ripe banana

[@jackie9068]

Use green banana flour and baking powder

[@jackie9068]

Use corn husk to wrap the dukuna

[@jackie9068]

You can use banana leaves to wrap too but foil id good

[@jackie9068]

Nice to see young people in the kitchen

[@jackie9068]

Great video well done