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African Salad I
Photo: Anna Pelzer

African Salad I

14 ingredients 17 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

253
Calories
9g
Protein
19g
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
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fish 1 tbsp (18ml) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cassava not in our table 0
Crayfish not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • Abacha (shredded dried cassava )
  • Fresh fish
  • Ponmo (cow skin)
  • Edible potash (akaun)
  • Palm oil
  • Ground crayfish powder
  • Ground pepper
  • Ground ehu seeds
  • Ukpaka
  • Ground ogiri or iru
  • 1 onion , diced
  • Garden egg , washed
  • Utazi leaves, chopped
  • 1 onion, sliced into rings

Directions

1

Soak the dried abacha in warm water for 40 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2

Season and fry the fish.

3

Season and boil the ponmo until soft.

4

Pour the potash into a cup with warm water, and stir well. Strain out the potash residue.

5

Heat the palm oil in a pot, add the strained potash mixture, and stir until the palm oil turns into a yellow paste.

6

Add the crayfish powder, pepper, ground ehu, ukpaka, iru/ogiri, diced onions, and seasoning to taste. Stir the mixture well.

7

Add the soaked abacha into the mixture, and stir well.

8

Garnish with the fried fish, ponmo, garden eggs, sliced utazi (use sparingly), garden egg leaves, and onions rings.

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Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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