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Main Dish · Central African Republic Recipe

Vegetable Leaves and Yams

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 600g Cassava leaves chopped
  • 1 large onion, cut into large chunks
  • oil for frying
  • 450g peeled yams, cut into coarse dice
  • 250ml peanut butter

Directions

  1. Fry the onions lightly then add the greens and yams to the pot with 1.5l water and salt to taste.
  2. Bring to the boil then, with wet hands roll the peanut butter into teaspoon-sized balls. Squash flat and add to the soup.
  3. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 40 minutes before serving with rice.