Medium
Central African
Moambe na Lituma
Central African okra in palm nut sauce.
85
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
65 min
Cook Time
85 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
2.00 lbs
Fresh okra
sliced
2.00 cups
Palm nuts
fresh
0.50 lb
Smoked fish
flaked
2.00 medium
Onions
chopped
4.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
1.00 tbsp
Ginger
minced
1.00
Scotch bonnet pepper
whole
2.00 tsp
Salt
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Boil palm nuts and extract thick cream.
30 minutes
2
Strain palm cream through fine sieve.
3
Cook onions, garlic, and ginger in pot.
8 minutes
4
Add palm cream and bring to gentle boil.
5
Add okra and whole pepper.
6
Simmer until okra is tender, 20 minutes.
20 minutes
7
Add smoked fish in final 5 minutes.
5 minutes
8
Season and serve with rice or fufu.