Fried vegetables (Nzom)

Name: Fried vegetables (Nzom)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Centre, Cameroonian
Ingredients: 3 bundles Zom leaves (nzom); 4 pcs Onion; 6 pcs Tomatoes; 2 cloves Garlic; 5g White pepper; 2 pcs Hot pepper (chili); 500ml Vegetable oil; 2 cubes Seasoning cube (Maggi); 10g Salt; 80g Crayfish

Centre · 35 min · Easy · Serves 2

A quick, colourful Cameroonian sautéed-greens dish: zom (nzom) leaves blanched to stay bright, then tossed with onion, tomato, garlic and shrimp.

Ingredients

3 bundles Zom leaves (nzom)
4 pcs Onion
6 pcs Tomatoes
2 cloves Garlic
5g White pepper
2 pcs Hot pepper (chili)
500ml Vegetable oil
2 cubes Seasoning cube (Maggi)
10g Salt
80g Crayfish

Instructions

Wash and chop the zom leaves. Blanch them in hot water, then plunge into cold water and squeeze dry.
Heat the oil and fry the onions, then add the tomatoes and garlic to build a base.
Stir in the shrimp, white pepper, chili, seasoning cube and salt; let it cook through.
Fold in the blanched greens and toss briefly over heat so they stay bright and crunchy.