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Liberian Potato Greens

Name: Liberian Potato Greens
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 3 large bunches of sweet potato greens (see notes); Vegetable oil; 2 big onions, neatly chopped; 2 lbs meat, cut into medium cubes; Seasoned salt to taste; Onion powder to taste; Chicken bouillon cubes, crushed; Ground red or black pepper to taste

This is an easy and delicious dish popularly cooked in West Africa.

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358kcal · 18% of your day

Protein: 40 g · 33% of 120 g
Carbs: 18 g · 8% of 220 g
Fat: 14 g · 21% of 65 g

3 g
Fibre: 5 g
Sugar: 377 mg
Sodium: 300 g
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Estimate: 2 of 4 ingredients used an assumed weight or had no match.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 5 servings of about 300 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

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Ingredients

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3 large bunches of sweet potato greens (see notes)
Vegetable oil
2 big onions, neatly chopped
2 lbs meat, cut into medium cubes
Seasoned salt to taste
Onion powder to taste
Chicken bouillon cubes, crushed
Ground red or black pepper to taste

Ingredients for 5 servings (1.5 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Wash the potato greens very well, and remove the leaves from the stems. Chop the leaves into small pieces and set aside.
2
Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large pot. Add the onions and meat, and cook until almost done. Remove from the pot and set aside.
3
Add the potato greens, and fry for about 15 minutes or until tender. Stir frequently to prevent burning.
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4
Add enough water to cover the greens, and season to taste with salt, onion powder, bouillon cubes, and ground pepper.
5
Cook over medium heat until all the water is gone, stirring frequently.
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6
Remove from the heat and serve.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.