Superkanja

Superkanja may be Gambia's super soup, but the name is probably a combination of Portuguese and West African words. Sopa, the Portuguese word for soup; like palaver a word left over from the early days of Portuguese exploration of the African coast. Kanja, evidently a West African word for okra. (?) Superkanja is also called supa kanja, supakanja and kanjadaa.
bridge, west africa

What you need

* one cup palm oil or peanut oil (or any oil)
* one pound stew meat (beef or similar), cut into cubes
* one onion, peeled and chopped
* one sweet red pepper, chopped (optional)
* one hot chile pepper (left out, or left whole and removed at serving for a mild dish, or chopped for a spicy hot dish)
* five to ten cups water
* one smoked or dried fish, cleaned, rinsed in water, and bones removed, broken into bite-sized pieces
* one fresh fish, cut into bite-sized pieces (optional)
* one to two pounds of greens (spinach, collards, kale, turnip greens, okra leaves, sweet potato leaves), stems removed, cleaned, washed, and shredded
* twenty to thirty okra, ends removed and cut into pieces
* one or two Maggi® cubes or Maggi® sauce; or chicken or beef bouillon cubes
* salt, red pepper (to taste)

What you do

* Heat about a quarter of the oil in a large pot. Fry the meat until browned. Add the onion and pepper and fry for another minute or two.
* Add all remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for one to two hours, until all is tender.
* When soup has reduced to your liking, stir in additional palm oil (if desired) and simmer for another ten to twenty minutes.
* Serve with plain boiled Rice.

Cajun Cornbread

Cajun Cornbread

Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ready In: 50 minutes

Popular food of the Cajuns is cornbread and ground meat is common as many Cajuns raised their own beef. It was only natural that someone would add the two together to create this fine dish.

Ingredients
2 boxes Jiffy Cornbread Mix 1 bell pepper chopped
1 onion chopped 1 1/2 pound hamburger (ground beef) meat seasoned to your liking
3 jalapenos chopped without seeds 6 slices of cheese
1 can cream style corn Cajun spices for hamburger meat

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Make cornbread mix as usual and add the cream corn and chopped jalapeno pepper.

Season the ground beef with Cajun spices (if none available use salt, black pepper, cayenne, garlic powder and onion powder...all or any combination).

Brown the ground beef adding the bell pepper and onion cooking until the pepper and onion are softened.

Lightly spray your 13x9 casserole dish and pour one-half of the cornbread mix. Put the meat mixture on top. Next layer the cheese.
The final layer is the rest of the cornbread mix. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown. Goes well with Red Beans and Rice.