Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
165 min
Cook Time
195 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

2.00 lbs Cassava leaves
fresh or frozen, ground
1.00 lb Smoked fish
flaked
1.00 lb Beef
cubed
1.00 cup Palm oil
0.50 cup Peanut butter
natural
2.00 large Onions
chopped
2.00 Scotch bonnet peppers
4.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 Stock cubes
6.00 cups Water
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
If using fresh leaves, pound or grind cassava leaves very finely.
2
Brown beef in palm oil. Add onions, garlic, scotch bonnets.
15 minutes
3
Add ground cassava leaves and water. Bring to boil.
4
Simmer 2 hours, stirring frequently. Cassava must cook long time.
120 minutes
5
Add flaked fish and peanut butter. Stir well.
6
Add stock cubes. Simmer 30 more minutes until very thick.
30 minutes
7
Should be dark green, thick, and rich. Season with salt.
8
Serve with rice or fufu. Christmas and celebration staple.