DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Superkanja
Gambian okra stew with jute leaves, palm oil and three named fish preparations.
About Superkanja
Soupa kanja is a Gambian okra stew with many household variations. My Gambia's rendition combines jute leaves with dried fish, smoked fish and catfish, alongside palm oil and pounded okra.
Spring onion, hot pepper, green pepper and locust beans give the mixture its aromatic seasoning. Bitter tomatoes add another vegetable element to the fish-rich stew.
The sauce has the cohesive character of okra and jute leaves, with pieces of fish throughout. Rice accompanies the bowl, and the account also offers beef as an addition to the stew.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Superkanja
My Gambia’s soupa kanja with jute leaves and fish.
- OkraBase
- Palm oilCooking medium
- Jute leavesBase · Optional
- Locust beans, preparation unspecifiedSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Bitter tomatoesBaseIngredient page not linked
- Spring onionAromatic
- Hot pepper, unspecifiedSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Green pepper, unspecifiedSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Smoked fishProtein
- Dried fishProtein
- CatfishProtein
- SaltSeasoning
- Seasoning cube, formula unspecifiedSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Cooked riceAccompaniment · Optional
- BeefProtein · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Okra: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Palm oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Jute leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25/37 exact default named leaf; intro21 permits various green leaves or omission, retained optional source addition without food-safety inference.
- Locust beans, preparation unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual26/38 unqualified locust beans; no forced raw or fermented seed recipe or exact botanical species.
- Bitter tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/38 local named food, exact species/registry unresolved; not equated automatically to common tomato or African eggplant.
- Spring onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Hot pepper, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green pepper, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30/38, no assumed bell/chilli species.
- Smoked fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual31/40 literal smoked fish.
- Dried fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual32/38 separate named fish product.
- Catfish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual33/40 exact named fish.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Seasoning cube, formula unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35 first cube over generic African-spice-mix alternative. Precise flavour/product/full formula unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 literal cooking water.
- Cooked rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42 end service, source has no applicable full rice link; exact grain/formula unprovided, optional side-only food.
- Beef (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21 expressly offers adding beef beyond fish, retained optional same-construction addition, no invented added spices or co-cooking sequence.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Gambia
- GambiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Gambian Cuisine
- Gambian CuisineCatalogue link pending review