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Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)
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Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)

10 ingredients 8 steps 2-3 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

177
Calories
2g
Protein
14g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients — the other 3 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
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Catfish not in our table 0
Crayfish 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

  • 2 large dried catfish
  • 1 large dawa dawa lump
  • 2 handfuls ground crayfish
  • Atarugu ( habanero pepper)
  • 1 kg cow rib
  • 2 large stock cube
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1 onion , cut in chunks
  • 3 tablespoons kuka ( baobab leaf) powder
  • 2 cooking spoons palm oil

Directions

1

Soak the dried fish in cold water. Debone when soft.

2

Grind the crayfish with dawadawa. Pound the pepper.

3

Cook the cow ribs with water, stock cube, salt, and onions until the meat is tender. Remove the onions, then the beef, reserving the stock in the pot.

4

Stir the kuka powder into the reserved stock until smooth, with no lumps.

5

Stir in pounded pepper, crayfish and dawa dawa mixture, and palm oil.

6

Add the deboned fish, cover, and cook 5 minutes over medium heat.

7

Stir in beef, and add salt to taste. Cook for 2 minutes.

8

Serve with tuwo shinkafa or tuwo masara.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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