Sopa , the Portuguese word for soup ; like palaver a word left over from the early days of Portuguese exploration of the African coast. Kanja , evidently a West African word for okra . (?) Superkanja is also called supa kanja , supakanja and kanjadaa .
Superkanja Recipe
Sopa, the Portuguese word for soup and Kanja, a West African word for okra: Superkanja (also called supa kanja, supakanja and kanjadaa).
Prep Time 20 minsCook Time 2 hrs 20 minsTotal Time 2 hrs 40 minsYields 4 Servings Quarter (1 Serving) Half (2 Servings) Default (4 Servings) Double (8 Servings) Triple (12 Servings) Ingredients
1 cup red palm oil or peanut oil (or any oil)
1 lb stew meat (beef or similar), cut into cubes
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 sweet red pepper (bell pepper), chopped
1 chile pepper (left out, or left whole and removed at serving for a mild dish, or chopped for a spicy hot dish)
water
1 dried or smoked fish, cleaned, rinsed in water, and bones removed, broken into bite-sized pieces
½ lb fresh fish, cut into bite-sized pieces (optional)
2 lbs greens (spinach, collards, kale, turnip greens, okra leaves, sweet potato leaves), stems removed, cleaned, washed, and shredded
1 ½ lbs okra, ends removed and cut into pieces
one or two Maggi® cubes or Maggi® sauce; or chicken bouillon or beef bouillon cubes
cayenne pepper or red pepper, and salt (to taste)
Instructions
1 Heat about a quarter of the oil in a large pot. Fry the meat until browned. Add the onion and pepper and fry for another minute or two.
2 Add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for one to two hours, until all is tender.
3 When soup has reduced to your liking, stir in additional palm oil (if desired) and simmer for another ten to twenty minutes.
Ingredients 1 cup red palm oil or peanut oil (or any oil)
1 lb stew meat (beef or similar), cut into cubes
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 sweet red pepper (bell pepper), chopped
1 chile pepper (left out, or left whole and removed at serving for a mild dish, or chopped for a spicy hot dish)
water
1 dried or smoked fish, cleaned, rinsed in water, and bones removed, broken into bite-sized pieces
½ lb fresh fish, cut into bite-sized pieces (optional)
2 lbs greens (spinach, collards, kale, turnip greens, okra leaves, sweet potato leaves), stems removed, cleaned, washed, and shredded
1 ½ lbs okra, ends removed and cut into pieces
one or two Maggi® cubes or Maggi® sauce; or chicken bouillon or beef bouillon cubes
cayenne pepper or red pepper, and salt (to taste)
Directions 1 Heat about a quarter of the oil in a large pot. Fry the meat until browned. Add the onion and pepper and fry for another minute or two.
2 Add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for one to two hours, until all is tender.
3 When soup has reduced to your liking, stir in additional palm oil (if desired) and simmer for another ten to twenty minutes.
Serve with plain boiled Rice
Superkanja may be Gambia’s super soup, but the name is probably a combination of Portuguese and West African words.Sopa, the Portuguese word for soup; like palaver a word left over from the early days of Portuguese exploration of the African coast. Kanja, evidently a West African word for okra. (?) Superkanja is also called supa kanja, supakanja and kanjadaa.