Babenda Recipe (Burkinabé Fermented Leaf Stew)

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh spinach (or a mix of spinach and kale), washed and chopped
• 1/2 lb bitter greens (such as dandelion or mustard greens), chopped
• 1/2 cup fermented locust beans (dawadawa or soumbala), rinsed
• 1/2 cup unsalted natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup smoked dried fish, flaked and bones removed
• 1/2 cup red palm oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped scallions
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons ground dried shrimp
• 2 tablespoons millet or corn flour
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons ground Guinea pepper (or substitute with cayenne pepper)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, whole (for flavor, remove before serving)