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Palm Nut Soup
Ghana
A dish with profound cultural significance. Poured at libations and present at every major ceremony.
Red palm fruit soup — rich, deeply flavoured soup from cracked palm fruits cooked with goat or chicken and aromatics. One of Ghana's most important dishes.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
295 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
1.5kggoat or chicken, on the bone
1 tinpalm fruit extract or 400g palm nuts
1onion
2tomatoes
1scotch bonnet
palm oilif needed
okrato thicken, optional
Method
1
Brown meat in a pot. Add palm fruit extract, onion, tomatoes and scotch bonnet.
2
Add water. Simmer 1-1.5 hours until meat is tender.
3
Add okra if using. Season.
Chef's Tip
Fresh palm nuts have a more complex flavour than tinned extract but require cracking and boiling first.
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