Cooking Cassava leaves soup with realtalkwithbunmi

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats.

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and similar in texture.

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu is a plant-based protein alternative.

meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive.

Welcome to the kitchen, today we're making cassava leaves soup from Sierra Leone.

Show the ingredients: cassava leaves, white onions, smoked fish, bell pepper, habanero pepper, ogiri, palm oil, cow feet, beef, granola paste, and salt.

Wash the cassava leaves in a sieve to remove excess water.

Place the washed cassava leaves in a pot with the meat broth from previously boiled meat.

Add regular water to the pot until the cassava leaves are covered.

Bring the pot to a boil and let it cook for about 25-30 minutes.

Blend the onions, bell pepper, and habanero pepper until smooth.

Add the blended mixture to the boiling cassava leaves.

Add the palm oil to the pot and let it melt near the stove.

Soak the smoked fish in hot water to remove sand and oil, then wash it in cold water before adding it to the soup.

After 30 minutes of boiling, add the beef, cow feet, and smoked fish to the pot.

Incorporate the granola paste into the soup and mix well until dissolved.

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