How to Cook Liberian Water-greens Torbogee

water greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach provides similar nutrients and is more accessible.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

smoked meat

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is leaner, and tuna is often less expensive.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: salt

Homemade mixes can reduce sodium and enhance flavor.

Wash and cut fish into preferred sizes for seasoning.

Mix fish with black pepper cooking cubes, bouillon seasoning, and seasoned salt.

Add diced onion to the fish and cover with plastic wrap to marinate.

Wash water greens thoroughly before cutting them up.

Transfer cut water greens into a cooking pot and add diced onion.

Add enough water to the pot to reach the same level as the vegetables.

Cook the water greens for 10 to 15 minutes.

Prepare mushroom and habanero peppers by washing and blending them.

Add marinated fish to the pot after the greens have cooked for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add seasoned salt, bouillon seasoning, and cooking cubes to the pot.

Stir in blended mushroom and habanero peppers.

Add more diced onion and cover to cook for a few more minutes.

Add cooked cow skin and dry fish to the soup.

Add one and a half cups of palm oil to the soup.

Add shrimp to the soup based on availability.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning as needed, adding cooking cubes and seasoned salt.

Allow the soup to cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.

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