How To: Make Potato Leaves Plasas Soup | Gambian 🇬🇲 Style | Dada's FoodCrave Kitchen

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option, while canned tuna is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: green chili

Jalapeños offer a milder heat, while green chili is widely available and affordable.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: salt and pepper

Homemade mixes can be healthier and tailored to taste, while salt and pepper are basic and inexpensive.

Pluck potato leaves off the stem and wash them thoroughly to remove sand.

Cut the potato leaves into smaller sizes, either by hand or on a chopping board.

Slice one onion and season the beef with it along with seasoning cubes and cayenne pepper.

Cover the pot and let the beef season cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

Blend raw peanuts until smooth to make grounded peanut (no-fly).

Blend onions, habanero pepper, ground locust beans, and seasoning cubes with a little water.

After the beef has seasoned, add the blended ingredients to the pot and add enough water to continue cooking the meat.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then add cowbell (shaky) and smoked turkey.

Add grounded peanut to the pot and let it cook thoroughly.

Pour in palm oil and let it cook with the peanut.

Add fresh potato leaves and cook until well cooked.

If sour sour leaf is not available, add lemon juice or citric acid to achieve the sour taste.

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