Cassava Leaf

5 from 2 votes

Cassava Leaf is a flavorful, hearty stew filled with meat, vegetables and the kick of habanero peppers. This comfort food from Liberia is a delicious dinner or lunch that will leave you full and satisfied!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Liberian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 613kcal

Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Equipment

Large pot with a lid

Ingredients

1 lb Stew Beef
1 lb Smoked Turkey bone in (can also use any bone-in chicken)
1½ Tbsp Complete seasoning divided
1 cup chopped white onion
1-3 Habanero Peppers
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp black pepper
1½ lb Frozen Bag Cassava Leaf rinsed, strained and squeezed dry
2 Beef Maggi cubes
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup red palm oil
2 Tbsp Ground crayfish optional

Instructions

Season the beef and turkey with 1 Tablespoon complete seasoning and allow it to rest in the fridge for at least an hour but preferably overnight.
Add the beef into a pot along with half of the diced onions, 2 habanero peppers, salt and black pepper. Cover and allow the meat to cook until it releases its own juice, about 10 minutes or so. Then add about 2 cups of water and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes.
Add the cassava leaf to the pot with the meat and the remaining diced onions, bring it to a boil, seasoning with a maggi cube, ½ tbsp complete seasoning, and the remaining habanero peppers. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.
Once the cassava leaf cooks for 10 minutes, add the peanut butter into the cassava and let it cook for another 10 minutes or so, until the dish is mostly dry.
Add red palm oil and ground crayfish into the pot and cook, uncovered, for another 10 minutes on low.
Serve with white rice and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. Recipe researched using IBeeTheChef, Cooking With Miatta, Cooking with Claudy.

Stew Beef: You can use bone-in or boneless.
Smoked Turkey: Use bone in for the best flavor. You can also use bone-in chicken if you cannot find smoked Turkey.
White onion: You could substitute yellow onion if needed.
Habanero Peppers: These make the dish spicy, so only use what you think you can handle.
Beef Maggi cubes: You may be able to substitute soy sauce but for the full depth of flavor, order some maggi!
Ground crayfish: This is a popular addition if you are not using fish in the recipe as one of your meat choices.

The ingredients in this dish may not be something you have on hand but it’s worth it to make a trip to a specialty store for the best flavor!
This dish is traditionally made with fish and smoked meats. Feel free to play with different meats to find what you like best! Beef, goat, chicken, turkey, or smoked fish are all good options. Usually there is at least a combination of two.
Serve over white rice.