Sierra Leone is really a country in West Africa, regrettably possibly most widely known for that recent Ebola epidemic, that has essentially led to Liberia and Guinea, but nonetheless affects Sierra Leone. It's also damaged damage to the nation’s infrastructure, that was already devastated through the Sierra Leone civil war (1992-2001). Diamonds and minerals form nearly all Sierra Leone’s exports, but 2/three of the individuals are subsistence maqui berry farmers. The nation was once a colony from the Uk and British remains the major language, though Islam is easily the most common religion. Formally Sierra Leone is really a secular country and it is regarded as probably the most religiously tolerant countries on the planet. Polygamy is prevalent with more than 1/3 of ladies in polygamous marriages. Football is extremely popular.
Grain may be the staple starch in Sierra Leone, eaten at nearly every meal. Groundnut stew continues to be known as the nation's dish. Typically women and men eat individually and everybody eats using their hands from the communal dish. Various vegetables are popular, including cassava leaves, potato leaves and krain krain (molokhia/jute leaves). Palm oil can be used for frying. Cassava root is created into bread and eaten in soups. Plantains, okra and tomato plants are utilized in lots of dishes. Sierra Leoneans also relish fufu (mash that may be created using different starches) and jollof grain, as with a number of other African countries. A number of different spices are utilized, in addition to Maggi cubes. Poyo is palm wine. Ginger root beer is a well-liked non-liquor. Desserts frequently feature sesame seed or coconut.
This dish wasn’t anything special, however a nice soup nevertheless. I love okra, but for me I believe there is a tad too a lot of it, I favor it inside a stew or curry rather of soup. I don’t understand what a &"can of tomato paste&" means within the U.S. or any other countries, but here it describes really small cans. Clearly if they're bigger, the finish result could be completely different. That’s why I don’t like individuals &"it's possible to&" measurements. You may make this gluten-free (e.g. with Chinese chicken-style tofu) and/ or reduced carb
Lemony &"chicken&" and okra soup
1/2 lbs/225 g seitan or mock chicken
1/2 large onion, chopped
juice from 1 large lemon
1/4 cup/.6 dl uncooked lengthy-grain grain
2 small tomato plants, peeled and chopped
3 cups/7.2 dl vegan &"chicken&" broth or water
1/2 teaspoon red pepper cayenne
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 can tomato paste (see notes)
1 cup/2.4 dl sliced small okra, fresh or frozen
oil for frying
If using seitan or seitan-based mock chicken, squeeze it with you to get rid of any other liquid, allowing it to absorb more flavours. Saute the onion inside a little oil. Add some seitan and all sorts of other ingredients. Prepare before the grain is tender. Serve over additional grain. Makes 3-4 portions.