🇧🇫 Burkinabe Cuisine

Sauce au Baobab

Baobab Leaf Sauce

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 210 kcal

A silky, slightly tart sauce made from dried baobab leaves simmered with groundnut paste and dried fish, a unique Sahelian creation.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil and sauté onion until translucent.
  2. 2 Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes until softened.
  3. 3 Add dawadawa and dried fish. Stir and cook 3 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour in water and bring to a simmer.
  5. 5 Dissolve groundnut paste in a cup of warm water and add to the pot.
  6. 6 Gradually sift in baobab leaf powder while stirring to prevent lumps. Simmer 20 minutes. Season and serve.

Did You Know?

The baobab tree is called the "tree of life" in Burkina Faso — its leaves, fruit, bark, and seeds are all used in cooking and medicine.