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Banga Soup (Nigerian Palm Fruit Soup)

Name: Banga Soup (Nigerian Palm Fruit Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: palm fruit concentrate 400 g; beef, cubed 500 g; tripe, cleaned 200 g; dried stockfish 50 g; onion, chopped 100 g; garlic cloves 15 g; ginger 15 g; chili pepper 2 pieces; beletete leaves (or spinach) 100 g; fresh onion leaves 30 g; fine salt 8 g; water 1.5 l; ogiri (fermented seed) 15 g

A rich soup of palm fruit, beef and assorted meats, scented with native spices.

140 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Banga is a southeastern soup where the base is palm fruit boiled down, giving a natural sweetness and a body no stock can reproduce. It is traditionally cooked in a pot over wood, and the pulp is worked through a sieve before the meat goes in. The result tastes faintly of wine and very much of the oil, and it is served for festivals rather than daily cooking.

Ingredients

palm fruit concentrate400 g
beef, cubed500 g
tripe, cleaned200 g
dried stockfish50 g
onion, chopped100 g
garlic cloves15 g
ginger15 g
chili pepper2 pieces
beletete leaves (or spinach)100 g
fresh onion leaves30 g
fine salt8 g
water1.5 l
ogiri (fermented seed)15 g

Directions

1
Simmer beef and tripe 60 minutes until tender.
2
Add palm fruit concentrate; cook 5 minutes.
3
Add onion, garlic, ginger, chili, stockfish and ogiri; simmer 30 minutes.
4
Add beletete and onion leaves; simmer 4 minutes.
5
Season and serve with starch sides.

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