🇱🇷 Liberian Cuisine

Potato Greens

Sweet Potato Leaf Stew

Prep Time 35 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 368 kcal

A thick, nutritious stew made from tender sweet potato leaves cooked with palm oil, smoked fish, and peppers — an everyday Liberian green stew.

Ingredients

2 lbs sweet potato leaves, washed and chopped
200g smoked fish, deboned
1 cup palm oil
2 large onions, chopped
2 scotch bonnet peppers
1 cup ground crayfish
2 bouillon cubes
Salt to taste
2 cups water

Instructions

1 Heat palm oil in a pot. Sauté onions until soft.
2 Add smoked fish, crayfish, peppers, and bouillon. Cook 5 minutes.
3 Add water and bring to a simmer.
4 Add chopped potato leaves. Stir well.
5 Cover and cook 20 minutes until leaves are tender and sauce is thick.
6 Season with salt and serve with rice or fufu.

Did You Know?

Sweet potato leaves are so nutritious that health organisations have called them a superfood — Liberians have known this for centuries.