Ebbeh

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Ebbeh is a traditional African soup originating from The Gambia. This chunky soup is made with vegetables (usually cassava, but sometimes also sweet potatoes and coco yam), palm oil, chili peppers, lime juice, stock cubes, water, tamarind, and seafood such as bonga fish, catfish, prawns, and crabs. The cassava is boiled until tender, pounded with a pestle, then placed back into the pot with the leftover cooking water with the rest of the ingredients. The combination is simmered until all the ingredients become fully cooked. Before serving, all that's left to do is to adjust the seasonings and add a bit more lime juice, if desired, and ebbeh is ready to be consumed.