Delicious Torborgee (pronounced Toy-Boy-Gee)

Torborgee (pronounced Toy - Boy - Gee)
Torborgee is a spicy, bitter, thick palm oily Liberian stew made variety of ways; beans torborgee, bitterball torborgee, kittilay torborgee, water greens torborgee, fever torborgee, etc
The dish is often enriched by a specific oil called torborgee oil and of course the addition of dried meat, chicken, pork, fish, or whatever you decide to add to your meal. This meal comes from the Lorma ethnic group of Liberia. There are 17 ethnic groups! The diversity of Africa is endless and food is truly a blessing. I love that on this channel can bring many different African dishes that you can learn and enjoy. Let’s get ready!

INGREDIENTS

• Variety of fish and meat of your choice.
• 8-12 hot pepper (spicy) or less (if you’re not into hot and spicy food )
•Torbogee Palm (2 cup)
• Bitterball and kittilay ( 2 frozen bag of each).
• Onions ( 1).
Half Tsp of soda


SEASONING
• 1 Tsp of salt
• 1 Tbsp black pepper.
• 1 Maggi crevette shrimp/ chicken buillon or maggi star crayfish/ Nigerian maggi.
• 1 Knorr cube.
• 1 Tbsp of badia complete seasoning.
• 1 Tbsp of lawry’s all purpose chicken seasoning.

Tip: Try to divide your seasoning in half; half for prepping and the other half for making the soup. This way you get to keep track of it and ensure you don’t exceed the required amount.

Let’s get into the cooking:
Wash all meat/ fish thoroughly.
• Boil for 30-40 mins
• Boil frozen bitterball & Kittley, wash, put in pot, add onions and hot/ spicy pepper in and boil for about 20 minutes.
• Blend them together
• Put blend bitterball and kittley back into the pot and add a cup of water and the rest of your seasoning
• Add variety of meat/ fish
• Add in 2 cups of turborgee oil
• Mix well and cook for another 10-20 mins.
Turn off the stovetop and add in half tablespoons of soda and stir again.
Your torbogee is ready to go.
As always, remember you can get better in the kitchen with constant practice. If you don’t get exactly what we made here the first time, keep trying until you do. Practice makes the food better!
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Regards Mia.