Liberian Eggplant Soup | step by step & tips | IBeeTheChef

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is often more affordable and nut-free.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade stock can be healthier and more flavorful.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Collard greens are often more economical and nutritious.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans provide protein at a lower cost.

Add any meat (fish or chicken) to a pot and cover with water.

Blend one onion and two to three habanero peppers, then add to the pot.

Let this cook for about 20 minutes.

Wash the eggplant and peel it.

Dice the eggplant into medium-sized pieces.

Add cold water to a bowl with about a teaspoon of salt and wash the eggplant in it.

Squeeze the eggplant well and transfer to another container.

Add a little bit of soda to help soften the eggplant.

Cook the eggplant until soft and the water is mostly dry.

Add oil and let this cook for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Add the fish and chicken to the pot after 10 to 15 minutes.

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