Abenkwan I

Description
Abenkwan na Fufu (Fante, Ghana), a palm nut soup. Nutritionally, this exotic, tropical soup is very rich in minerals, vitamin A, and natural oils.

Ingredients

 * 1½ lb palm nuts
 * 1 lb bone-in beef
 * 8 oz smoked fish
 * 3 tomatoes
 * 4 eggplants
 * 6 shallots, chopped
 * 2 medium sized onions
 * 2 tsp ground pepper
 * 1 clove ground garlic
 * 2 tbsp dried smoked shrimp, ground
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Wash the palm nuts, put them into a saucepan, cover with water and boil until they are soft.
 * 2) Prepare meat and fish, wash and put it into a saucepan, add salt, garlic and chopped shallots.
 * 3) Add a little water, and bring to the boil.
 * 4) Pound the palm nuts in a mortar until pulpy.
 * 5) Put into a bowl, add warm water and stir with hand and remove the fiber residue by squeezing out the juice.
 * 6) Strain the palm liquid through a fine strainer into a clean bowl.
 * 7) Add the palm nut liquid to the meat with tomatoes, onions, garden eggs and pepper.
 * 8) Simmer till all ingredients are soft.
 * 9) Remove vegetables, grind and return to the soup mixture.
 * 10) Allow to simmer for about 1 hour.
 * 11) Serve with fufu, banku, kenkey, etc.