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Isombe (Cassava Leaves Stew) – Burundian Dish

At a Glance

Prep
30 minutes
Cook
1 hour 30 minutes
Total
2 hours
Servings
15-20 serving(s)

Categories

  • Stew
  • African
  • Burundian
  • Stovetop

Allergens

  • Peanuts

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 20. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 518.2 per serving 10364 for selected servings
Fat 31.4g per serving 628g for selected servings
Sugar 6.6g per serving 132g for selected servings
Protein 5.1g per serving 102g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 57.8g per serving 1156g for selected servings

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Equipment

Large pot, Knife, Cutting board

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs chopped cassava, leaves
  • 1 lb chopped spinach
  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 small cabbage
  • 4 medium tomatoes
  • 4 bunches green onions
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1 garlic
  • maggi seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
  • 1 lb soup bones
  • 2 teaspoons peanut butter
  • 1 lb palm oil

Instructions

  1. Chop all the vegetables

  2. Meanwhile boil 6 cups of water with the soup bones with all condiments.

  3. Add cassava leaves and all the veggies except tomatoes when the water start boiling.

  4. When water almost dried out, add palm oil ; let cook and boil until oil almost evaporated.

  5. Add chopped tomatoes, boil until almost dry.

  6. Finally add peanut butter.

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/isombe-cassava-leaves-stew-burundian-dish-284117

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