How to cook traditional Cassava Leaf Soup recipe in Monrovia, Liberia

cassava leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach offers similar texture and nutrients.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil reduces saturated fat content.

meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu provides protein while being plant-based.

crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish sauce

Dried shrimp adds umami without high cost.

Pick cassava leaves from the garden and wash them thoroughly.

Peel the cassava leaves and screen them.

Chop onions and add them to the pot with the cassava leaves.

Season with black pepper and chicken seasoning.

Add palm oil to the pot.

If there's water draining from the soup, the cassava leaf soup is ready.

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