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Rwandan Isombe
Rwandan cassava leaves simmered with eggplant, spinach and ground peanuts — East African comfort food. Simmering the cassava leaves for a full twenty minutes is what breaks down their fibrous texture into something tender, since they stay tough and bitter if undercooked.
Ingredients
Instructions
Fry onion in oil until golden. Add garlic.
Add eggplant and cook 5 minutes.
Add cassava leaves and water. Simmer 20 minutes.
Stir in ground peanuts. Simmer 10 minutes more.
Season and serve with ugali or sweet potato.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.
