Palm Nut Soup (Abenkwan) Recipe (Ghanaian Palm Cream Soup)

Name: Palm Nut Soup (Abenkwan) Recipe (Ghanaian Palm Cream Soup)
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds (1 kg) lean lamb shanks or chops, or shoulder of beef, cut into chunks; 1 salted pig's foot, jointed and cleaned (optional); 1/2 cup cold water; 2 large yellow onions, minced; 3 large tomatoes, blanched, peeled and pureed; 1 1/2 pounds palmnut pulp; 1 cup boiling water; 2 to 3 fresh red chilli peppers, ground, or 2 whole habanero chillies (optional); 4 large mushrooms, cleaned; 2 giant crabs, cooked whole in salted water, drained and cut in half; 2 pounds (1 kg) fish fillets or cutlets, smoked, grilled, deep fried or sundried; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Potato dumplings, to serve

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Palm nut pulp simmered with lamb or beef, onions, tomatoes and fresh chilli into a deep orange, rich Ghanaian soup. Ready in about 80 minutes.

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Ingredients

2 pounds (1 kg) lean lamb shanks or chops, or shoulder of beef, cut into chunks
1 salted pig's foot, jointed and cleaned (optional)
1/2 cup cold water
2 large yellow onions, minced
3 large tomatoes, blanched, peeled and pureed
1 1/2 pounds palmnut pulp
1 cup boiling water
2 to 3 fresh red chilli peppers, ground, or 2 whole habanero chillies (optional)
4 large mushrooms, cleaned
2 giant crabs, cooked whole in salted water, drained and cut in half
2 pounds (1 kg) fish fillets or cutlets, smoked, grilled, deep fried or sundried
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Potato dumplings, to serve