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Afang Soup
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Afang Soup

10 ingredients 15 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

274
Calories
26g
Protein
14g
Fat
12g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Fish 1 tbsp (18ml) 6
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • vegetable stock
  • 1 pound meat, cleaned and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 hot chile pepper
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • several periwinkles
  • 2 pieces dried fish, skin and bones removed
  • 2 pounds afang leaves, cleaned, pounded with a mortar and pestle
  • 1 pound waterleaf, cleaned and torn into pieces
  • 1 cup dried prawns, crushed
  • 2 cups red palm oil

Directions

1

In a large dutch oven bring a few cups of vegetable stock to the boil .

2

Add meat to pot. Cook for a few minutes on high heat.

3

Add onion and chile pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer.

4

In a separate pan bring a few cups of lightly salted water to a boil.

5

Place the periwinkles in the boiling water. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

6

Remove snails from water.

7

Use a small fork to remove the snails from their shells.

8

Rinse the snail meat in cool water. Drain and sprinkle with lime or lemon juice.

9

Add the snails the dried fish to the pot with the meat. Cover and simmer for several minutes.

10

Add the greens (afang and waterleaf), and the crushed dried prawns.

11

Pour palm oil into soup.

12

Cover and continue to simmer until the greens are completely cooked and tender.

13

Serve with Fufu or boiled yams.

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Category:Cameroonian Recipes

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Category:Cameroonian Soups

Recipe sourced from fandom

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