Mbol (Eastern Pumpkin Seed Stew)

shopping_basket Ingredients 10 items

• check_circle 1/2 kg of smoked fish
• check_circle 1/2 kg of smoked meat
• check_circle 300 g of crushed pumpkin seeds
• check_circle 250 g of crayfish
• check_circle 50 g of Kanda powder
• check_circle A few ava leaves
• check_circle Black pepper
• check_circle Chilli
• check_circle 1 lemon
• check_circle Salt and/or cubes

receipt_long Preparation Steps

1. 1
   Wash and cut the meat into pieces, salt it and boil it, adding the chilli and water, then let simmer for 20 minutes.
2. 2
   Take a ladle of the cooking broth and drizzle it over the crushed pumpkin seeds; use the resulting paste to form small pumpkin seed balls and add them to the pot of meat still on the heat, then let cook 15 minutes.
3. 3
   Clean the fish well and add it to the preparation.
4. 4
   Let simmer 15 minutes.
5. 5
   Sort and coarsely crush the crayfish, then add them to the preparation.
6. 6
   Pepper and add the ava leaves, then cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
7. 7
   Remove the pot from the heat and add all the cooking broth, letting it cool down in a deep dish.
8. 8
   Pour the kanda powder gradually into this dish while whisking continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
9. 9
   Add the mixture into the pot of meat.
10. 10
    Check that it is well seasoned and add a little lemon juice at the end of cooking. Serve with cassava couscous.