Stew
Caldo de Chabéu (Palm Fruit Stew)

Caldo de Chabéu (Palm Fruit Stew)

Guinea-Bissau

90Minutes
HardLevel
5Serves
9Steps
About

A rich, deep-red Guinea-Bissau stew built on thick palm-fruit sauce with fish or chicken, considered one of the country's most iconic dishes.

Equipment
  • Large pot
  • Sieve
  • Bowl
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Palm fruit pulp (or tinned palm nut concentrate)500 g
Fish steaks or chicken700 g
Onions2
Tomatoes2
Garlic4 cloves
Scotch bonnet2
Okra (optional, to thicken)6 pods
Lime1
Stock cube2
Saltto taste

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