Bitter Leaf Soup
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A West African soup-sauce from Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana made with bitter leaf, meat, crayfish, and egusi. Served alongside starchy fufu to soak up its robust, savory flavors.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 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 maggie cubes
- Salt and pepper to taste
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 90M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 45m
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 377mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1275mg
- Calcium
- 101mg
- Iron
- 7mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 45M
- SODIUM
- 377MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.