DR Congo

Fumbwa

Name: Fumbwa
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: DR Congo
Ingredients: 500 g fumbwa (gnetum leaves); 250 g peanut paste; 300 g salted or smoked fish; 100 ml palm oil; 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, chili; Chikwangue or fufu

Finely shredded fumbwa leaves cooked in a peanut and palm oil sauce with salted fish.

Time : 1 h 15
Serves : 6 people

Ingredients

500 g fumbwa (gnetum leaves)Find in the shop →
250 g peanut pasteFind in the shop →
300 g salted or smoked fishFind in the shop →
100 ml palm oilFind in the shop →
2 onions, 2 tomatoes, chiliFind in the shop →
Chikwangue or fufuFind in the shop →

Method

Soak and desalt the fish, then flake it.
Wash the fumbwa and boil 20 minutes; drain.
Fry the onions and tomatoes in the palm oil.
Add the peanut paste dissolved in 500 ml water, then the fumbwa and fish.
Simmer 30 minutes over low heat, stirring; add the chili.
Serve with chikwangue or fufu.

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