Cameroon Bitter Leaf Soup

Name: Cameroon Bitter Leaf Soup
Cuisine: Cameroonian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 -3 pounds of assorted meat chicken, beef, smoked fish, smoked turkey; ¼- ½ cup cooking oil; ½ large onion sliced; 2 tomatoes sliced; 2 teaspoons garlic minced optional; ½ cup ground crayfish; ½ cup ground egusi; 2 cups washed bitterleaf 3 cups if using bitterleaf only; 3 cups fresh chopped spinach; 1 tablespoon bouillon or 2 maggi cubes; Salt and pepper to taste

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3 months ago

November 21, 2020

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The soup gets it’s name from the vegetable- bitter-leaf, also known as Vernonia amygdaline, wuro, or onugbu . It is a widely consumed vegetable in West Africa and is added to soups, stews and one pot meals for flavor, texture and nutritional benefits.

This flavorful West African vegetable soup recipe is predominant in Cameroon. It can be paired with a starch of your choice like fufu.

2 -3 pounds of assorted meat chicken, beef, smoked fish, smoked turkey

¼- ½ cup cooking oil

½ large onion sliced

2 tomatoes sliced

2 teaspoons garlic minced optional

½ cup ground crayfish

½ cup ground egusi

2 cups washed bitterleaf 3 cups if using bitterleaf only

3 cups fresh chopped spinach

1 tablespoon bouillon or 2 maggi cubes

Salt and pepper to taste