How to Cook Sierra Leone Okra and Potato Leaves / Traditional Recipe

sweet potato leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Spinach is widely available and nutritious.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers similar flavor with less saturated fat.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based protein alternative.

meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable.

Boil meat in a pot and check on it, mixing occasionally.

Add vegetable oil to the pot and mix with the boiling meat.

Add pepper and mix to combine with the oil and meat.

Cover the pot and let it boil for some time.

Add ghee cube and mix until dissolved.

Cover and continue boiling until the water dries off.

Add sliced okra and mix well.

Add potato leaves and cover to steam.

After steaming, mix everything together to combine well.

Add more pepper and cover to continue steaming.

After some time, check and mix again to ensure everything is coated well.

Cover and let it steam on low heat until ready to serve.

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