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Banga Soup
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Banga Soup

13 ingredients 8 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

358
Calories
46g
Protein
14g
Fat
12g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 12 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Nut not in our table 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Crayfish not in our table 0
Catfish 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

  • Meat (e.g. cow leg, goat , tripe )
  • Dried panla fish
  • Salt , to taste
  • Onion
  • Seasoning cubes
  • Palm nut concentrate (fresh or canned)
  • Scotch bonnet chilli (preferably yellow), blended to a paste
  • Banga spice
  • Oburunbebe (banga stick)
  • Pepper
  • Ground crayfish
  • Fresh seafood (e.g. crayfish, shrimp , catfish , etc.)
  • Banga spice leaves, bitter leaf , or dried basil

Directions

1

Carefully rinse the meat and dried fish. Add to pot, and season with salt, onion, and seasoning cubes. Cover with water, and boil until tender.

2

Separate the meat and fish from the liquid, reserving both.

3

Combine the palm nut concentrate in a pot along with twice as much water. Stir well, and boil uncovered for 25 minutes—it will thicken as it boils, and oil will be floating at the top.

4

Stir in the pepper paste, and cooked meat and fish. Simmer for 15 minutes.

5

Stir in the banga spice, oburunbebe stick, pepper, and ground crayfish. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

6

Adjust the seasoning and the liquid level as needed.

7

Add fresh seafood and banga spice leaves. Leave to cook for a few minutes.

8

Give it a final stir, and serve with starch, banku, fufu, pounded yam, rice, boiled plantain, or boiled yam.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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