Ndole ( Cameroon Bitterleaf casserole )
Ingredients
- 20 oz frozen bitterleaf (thawed)
- 2 cups of raw peanuts (peeled)
- ~ 1lb beef stew meat (slightly bigger cuts)
- ~ 1lb jumbo shrimp
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1/2 half small red onion sliced
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 1 inch cubes ginger
- 2 sprigs Of parsley
- 2 Tbsp smoked crayfish
Instructions
Plantains
- Wash ripe plantains, cut the tips off and slice into halves. Using a large enough pot, submerge plantains, bring to a boil and cook until plantains are soft and some of the skins split. Transfer into a cold water bath and peel off plantain skin once cool enough. Using a butter knife, carefully scrape the top thin layer off plantains. Enjoy with Ndole
Beef
- Blend 1/4 of the onion, parsley, 1 garlic clove and a ginger cube. Rinse beef stew meat, transfer into a sauce pot, season with salt and add in blended spices. Bring to a quick boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add in a cup and a half of water, reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes until beef is tender.
Ndole
- In a sauce pot, boil bitter leaf for 10 minutes. Let cool or transfer into a cold water bath. Wash, by rubbing bitter leaf between palms. Rinse and squeeze out water. Repeat two times. After final rinse, squeeze out as much water as you can. Set aside.
- Boil peanuts for 7-10 minutes. Blend peanuts with half of the onion, remaining ginger and garlic into a paste. ( Not too smooth, just a little grainy).
- Slice the remaining quarter onion. In a large skillet, heat a tablespoon of peanut oil. Saute onions for 3 minutes. Add in peanut blend, 1/2 cup of beef broth and bring to a gentle simmer and cook for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent the sauce from burning.
- Season peanut sauce to taste. Then add bitter leaf and another half a cup of beef broth. Stir well and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add in crayfish and cook for another 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
- Rinse and pat dry shrimp. Season with 2 pinches of salt and white pepper. In a separate skillet, heat oil and pan fry shrimp for 1-2 minutes on each side.
- Add shrimp to Ndole, and stir. In the same skillet used to cook shrimp, add about 1/3 cup of oil and fry red onions until they start to brown. Pour contents of skillet over ndole. Simmer for about 3-5 more minutes.
- Serve with boiled ripe plantains or fufu corn.
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