In our article we will see how to prepare the Congolese fumbwa, you must know that the Congolese cuisine is really unique. To prepare Congolese fumbwa, it is necessary to have as main ingredients tomatoes, palm oil, onions and others…
It should also be noted that palm oil is widely used in Africa as a flavour enhancer. And also as a good natural food coloring rather than as a simple frying oil.
Now, your main question is how then to prepare this dish of fumbwa leaves, a dish really popular in both congo. If you do research on the net, you will instead be shown suggestions of green vegetable and kale recipes.
A thorough study made of fumbwa recipes reveals that this dish is enjoyable, and is also creamy and creamy cassez to eat.
Therefore, if you do not have fumbwa, it is recommended to use coconut leaves (taro), chopped spinach shoots or finely chopped pumpkin leaves as an alternative.
Ingredients of Congolese fumbwa
The ingredients needed to make this dish are:
– half a cup of water – finely chopped fumbwa – three new onions – two cloves of garlic – two ripe tomatoes – one cube of poultry stock – one cup of smoked catfish, soaked and rinsed, then chopped – three tablespoons of red palm oil – One cup ground peanuts or 4 large tablespoons peanut butter
Steps to do this
The steps to prepare Congolese fumbwa are:
All right, gather the ingredients together while cutting the onions, garlic into all small pieces.
Then bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan and add the spinach or fumbwa.
Once, on the stove and they have significantly reduced their volume by half, then add the cut ingredients such as green onions, garlic and tomatoes and continue cooking.
If you want to put fish in it then make sure to remove all the bones and skin of the dirty fish before adding it to the pot. Then boil for 10 minutes.
Then add 3 to 4 tablespoons of red palm oil to the pan to give a good flavor and color.
Add the peanut butter or ground peanuts and let it melt in a low heat.
Finally, pour all this into a bowl and cook for 10 minutes until ready to serve.
This dish is a pure marvel of Congolese cuisine, if you want to eat, order Congolese fumbwa.
