Liberian Cassava Leaf soup

Ingredients:

2 & 1/2 to 3 lb chicken or meat (cut as desired)
1 pack cassava leaf (or more if desired)
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/3 red palm oil (or more if desired)
2 level teaspoons tomato paste
2 meduim chopped onion

METHOD:

Wash leaves and chop meat/chicken, blend pepper and onions until paste is formed.

Add oil to pot and heat and add blended pepper and onion mixture. Saute for 5 minutes then add tomato paste. Saute mixture for 5 more minutes then add beef/chicken and stir for about 5 minutes.

Add water and cassava leaf. Boil for about 15 minutes, then simmer until done.

Serve with rice or favourite side dish.

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There are several variations of the recipe for cassava leaf. Find another version below:

2 cups of Palm oil
4 bunches of cassava leaf
2 chicken bouillon cubes
Handful of bitter balls ( pepper) to taste
½ pound of fresh meat
1 large onion
1-tsp soda
½ cup or 1 dried fish
½ cup dry meat

Beat and grind cassava leaf with peppers and onion. Put dry fish, and fresh meat in a pot of water and Season with salt to taste. Let boil until water is completely dry, then, add palm oil and stir cassava leaf in for oil to go all the way through. Let simmer for 10 minutes and serve.