Soup
Mbanga Soup (Palm Nut Soup)

Mbanga Soup (Palm Nut Soup)

Cameroon

90Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
9Steps
About

A rich Southwest Cameroonian palm-fruit soup simmered with fresh fish and native spices, close cousin to the coastal banga soups of the region.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Sieve
  • Blender
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Palm nut concentrate (or fresh palm fruit)2 cups
Fresh fish or beef700 g
Smoked fish1 cup
Dried crayfish, ground3 tbsp
Country onion, pebe and njangsa (mbanga spice)2 tbsp
Hot pepper, ground1 tbsp
Onion1
Basil (masepo) leaveshandful
Stock cubes3
Saltto taste

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