Babenda
HB-0128 · Hand-built original · Burkinabè
One-pot dish of bitter greens, rice, and fermented locust beans, a Burkinabé favorite.
BurkinabèBurkinabé55 minServes 4221 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol
Main ingredient: rice
Servings:4quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain rice, rinsed
- 4 cups chopped spinach (or other leafy greens), washed well
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup dried fish, crumbled and any large bones removed
- 2 tablespoons soumbala (fermented locust beans), rinsed
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 3 cups water
Method
- Heat the peanut oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the crumbled dried fish and the soumbala and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until very fragrant.
- Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice and the salt.
- Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Lay the chopped spinach over the rice, cover again, and cook for 10 to 12 minutes more, until the rice is tender and the greens have wilted down.
- Rest off the heat, covered, for 5 minutes, then fold the greens through the rice, taste for salt, and serve hot.
Prep: 15 min · Cook: 40 min · Total: 55 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
221 kcalCalories
5.4 gProtein
39.4 gCarbs
4.9 gFat
0.4 gSaturates
2.5 gFibre
1.2 gSugars
583 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
200 mgPotassium
16 mgCalcium
0.8 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data