cassava leaves recipe (hako bantara) - sauce feuilles de manioc

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Almond butter provides a similar nutty flavor with fewer calories.

cassava leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is more readily available and offers similar nutritional benefits.

fish

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Chicken is a lean protein alternative, while tofu is a plant-based option.

Add the meat and fresh fish in a pot and cover with one cup of water. Cook until the fish is done, remove and set aside.

Add the cassava leaves, the peanut butter and cover with 1 liter of water. Bring to boil.

In a mixer, mix onions, green onions and hot peppers; remove the bone from the fish and ground the dried fish.

In the soup, add the onion mixture, fishes and oil; cover with one more cup of water and salt to your taste.

Cover the lid and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes while stirring the sauce occasionally.

Reduce the heat and cook on low until you can see the oil on top of the sauce.

Grate the okra and add in the soup.

Serve with rice and enjoy.

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