Medium
Central African
Bitterleaf Soup
Nigerian soup popular across Central Africa.
120
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
90 min
Cook Time
120 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
2.00 cups
Bitter leaves
fresh, washed
1.00 lb
Beef
cubed
0.50 cup
Dried fish
cleaned
3.00 pieces
Cocoyam
peeled
3.00 tbsp
Palm oil
3.00 tbsp
Crayfish
ground
1.00 medium
Onion
chopped
2.00
Scotch bonnet
Instructions (9 steps)
1
Wash bitter leaves thoroughly to reduce bitterness.
2
Season and boil beef until tender.
45 minutes
3
Boil cocoyam until soft, then pound smooth.
25 minutes
4
Heat palm oil and Cook onions.
5 minutes
5
Add meat stock and bring to boil.
6
Add pounded cocoyam to thicken soup.
7
Add bitter leaves, fish, crayfish, peppers.
8
Simmer 15 minutes and serve with fufu.
15 minutes
9
Adjust seasoning to taste.