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ugba (oil bean)

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Edamame offers a similar texture and protein content.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: smoked fish

Dried shrimp maintains a seafood flavor while being more accessible.

sliced vegetables

🥗Healthier: mixed greens

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Mixed greens add freshness and nutrients.

Wash and chop cow skin into pieces.

Cook cow skin with salt and enough water until desired tenderness, keeping an eye on it.

Blend onions, scotch bonnet pepper, and spring onions.

Heat palm oil in a pan for 45 to 50 seconds without bleaching.

Add onions to the heated palm oil and sauté for about 1 minute.

Add the blended pepper mixture and sauté for another minute.

Season with a seasoning cube and a little salt.

Fry the mixture for an additional 30 seconds.

Add the cooked cow skin bit by bit to the pan and mix to combine with the sauce.

Add a little meat stock to keep the mixture from being too dry.

Add green bell pepper and mix well.

Cover and allow to cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Serve with bitter leaves.

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