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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 10 minutes

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| 1. Place chopped collard greens in a pot with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer until collards are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, but reserve the cooking water. Set aside. | 2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Stir in onions and cook until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked collards, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and the reserved cooking water. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-high heat until liquid is nearly evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes. | 3. Add the green pepper slices, lemon juice, salt, turmeric, paprika, allspice, and ginger root. Cook until peppers are soft, about 5 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
collard green	1	pound	rinsed trimmed chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	3/4	cup	chopped	48.0	11.208	1.32	0.12
garlic	8	cloves	chopped	35.76	7.9344	1.5264	0.12
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
green bell pepper	1 1/2	cups	sliced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
paprika	1/2	teaspoon		3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
ginger root	2	tablespoons	minced	9.6	2.1324	0.2184	0.09

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.