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Kizaca

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Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups of pounded cassava leaves
  • 1 dried fish soaked and shredded (optional)
  • 2 medium onions roughly chopped
  • 1 medium green pepper roughly chopped
  • 1 medium aubergine roughly chopped
  • ¾ cup of ground peanuts optional
  • ½ cup of palm oil or regular oil
  • 5 cups of water
  • ½ sachet Benny Stock
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 thumbnail of ginger crushed
  • ½ tsp. bicarbonate of soda

Instructions
 

  • To begin, soak the dried fish in warm water, cover and set aside.
  • Bring 4 cups of water to boil in a medium pot, add the pounded cassava leaves, soda and a pinch of salt. Cover and boil for 30 minutes.
  • Peel and roughly chop the onions, pepper, aubergine, garlic and ginger. Place in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
  • Stir the mixture into the cassava leaves along with the seasoning and let simmer for a further 15 minutes.
  • Mix the groundnuts with a little bit of water to form a paste.
  • Once the leaves have softened and thickened, add Benny Stock, dried fish and peanut paste to the pot.
  • Reduce the heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
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