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Sauce feuille

Non-vegetarian

Guinea's everyday leaf sauce: pounded sweet potato (or cassava) leaves cooked in palm oil with beef, smoked fish, onion and chilli until thick and dark. Always eaten with rice.

Sauce feuille is a Guinean stew, ready in about 1 hour 45 minutes and made with sweet potato leaves and red palm oil. It serves 5 and is rated intermediate to cook.

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Pot of dark green sauce feuille made from cassava leaves with meat
Photo: Jacquitoz / Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY-SA-4.0
Prep
30 min
Cook
1 h 15 min
Total
1 h 45 min
Serves
5
Level
Intermediate
Calories
431

Ingredients

5 servings

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Simmer the beef with half the onion (opens in a new tab), the garlic (opens in a new tab), 1 tsp salt and the water, covered, for 40 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Add the pounded leaves and simmer, stirring often, for 15 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Add the palm oil (opens in a new tab), remaining onion (opens in a new tab), whole chillies, smoked fish, soumbala (opens in a new tab) and remaining salt. Cook uncovered, stirring, until thick, dark and glossy, about 20 minutes. Serve with rice.

    • 20 min
    • low heat
    Onions frying golden in a pan
    How it looks · Photo: Magda Ehlers on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Guinea · Commonly attributedLeaf sauces are an everyday staple of Guinea and its neighbours; this follows a common Guinean home style.Also popular in Sierra Leone, LiberiaMore food from Guinea
Dish
Lunch · Dinner · Stews & braises · Main courses
Cooking method
Stewed, Simmered
Taste
earthy, savoury, spicy (chilli heat), smoky
Diet
No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · Low-carb · High-protein
All labelsNon-vegetarian · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · No added sugar · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Low-carb · High-protein · Carb-conscious · Calorie-conscious
Without the optional extras: Whole-food focused, Paleo-styleWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Make-ahead · Freezer-friendly
Cook more with
Sweet potato leaves · Red palm oil · Beef chuck · Onion · Garlic · Fresh red chilli
Techniques
Simmering · Stewing

Allergens

  • Contains: Fishfrom mackerel

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

431 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 499 g · recipe makes 5

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 28%
  • Carbohydrate 16%
  • Fat 56%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy431 kcal86 kcal
Protein31.5 g6.3 g
Carbohydrate17.6 g3.5 g
Net carbohydrate9.4 g1.9 g
Sugars——
Added sugars0 g0 g
Fibre8.3 g1.7 g
Fat27.6 g5.5 g
Saturated fat12 g2.4 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol85 mg17 mg
Sodium820 mg164 mg
Salt equivalent2.1 g0.4 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
1254 mg
Calcium
157 mg
Iron
4.1 mg
Magnesium
151 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
283 µg
Vitamin C
23 mg
Vitamin D
4.9 µg
Vitamin B12
4.9 µg
Folate (DFE)
14 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: fermented locust beans, long-grain white rice.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Pounded leaves cook down faster and give the classic smooth texture; a food processor works too.

Common mistakes

  • Adding the palm oil too early — it should go in after the leaves have softened so it stays bright and glossy.

Serve with

  • Serve with plenty of white rice.

Food safety

  • Simmer stewing beef, goat or lamb until fork-tender; cool leftovers quickly and refrigerate within 2 hours.

Storage

  • Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

Reheating

  • Reheat gently with a splash of water.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

Used in steps 1, 2, 3

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