Awujo Kitchen - How to cook Ebeh from Sierra Leone

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil adds flavor and is healthier than palm oil.

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is more accessible and offers similar flavor.

bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is easier to find and less bitter.

fish

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is budget-friendly.

Go to the market to gather ingredients.

Peel the cassava, plantains, and yams, and clean them well.

Pound the onions until they are small for faster cooking.

Boil water for about 20 minutes until it is hot.

Add the cassava to the boiling water and cook for 10-15 minutes depending on the heat.

Once the cassava is tender, add the plantains, Chinese yam, and yam to the pot.

Add the long pepper and habanero pepper to taste.

Add all the pounded onions to the pot.

Add the smoked fish (kini and bonga) to the mixture.

Pour in about half a pint of palm oil, adjusting to preference.

Add seasoning, using multiple types of Maggi for flavor.

Cooking Techniques

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