Authentic Liberian Cassava Leaf Dish with Satta Sedi-Johnson

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is often more affordable and leaner.

crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish sauce

Dried shrimp adds umami without high cost.

Blend sweet peppers and onions with a little water.

Pour pre-cooked soup into a pot with the frozen cassava leaves.

Add a little baking soda to the cassava leaves to reduce bitterness.

Boil the cassava leaves in the pot.

Prepare the dried fish by removing bones and adding it to the pot.

Add goat meat and shrimp to the pot.

Season with black pepper and two seasoning cubes.

Blend the pepper and onion mixture and add it to the pot.

Allow the mixture to boil until the water reduces and the cassava leaves are cooked.

Serve with rice.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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