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Soup with Plantain Balls
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Soup with Plantain Balls

10 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

764
Calories
40g
Protein
43g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Plantain not in our table 0
Leaf 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

  • 1/4 cup ground cooked beef
  • 1/4 cup ground peanuts
  • 4 small boiled potatoes
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 2 plantains (1 grated)
  • 1 teaspoon onion (minced)
  • 1/2 tablespoon parsley
  • 1 large chopped cabbage leaf
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • Salt & pepper

Directions

1

Boil one of the plantains in the beef broth for 15 minutes. Save the broth.

2

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and brown the onion, peanuts and beef in it. Salt and pepper to taste. Combine the grated plantain with the cooked one and the other tablespoon of oil and mix well.

3

Shape into small balls of this and put a tablespoon of the meat mixture inside the balls. Cut the potatoes into pieces, and add the potatoes and cabbage to the broth. About 2 minutes before its ready to serve, add the balls to the broth. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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