African Cuisine: Efere Atidot (Bitter leaf and water leaf vegetable soup)
Efere Atidot (Bitter leaf and water leaf vegetable soup) Ingredients
| 1 |
Assorted Meat. |
| 2 |
Dried Fish. |
| 3 |
Stockfish. |
| 4 |
Bitter leaf 2 big handful (already Washed). |
| 5 |
Water leaves (should more) (picked, Washed and sliced). |
| 6 |
Dried Prawns. |
| 7 |
11/2 cup Palm oil. (Yes it needs oil). |
| 8 |
Fresh yellow pepper (pounded). |
| 9 |
Onions. |
| 10 |
1 tablespoon black pepper. |
| 11 |
Removed Periwinkles (1 cup). |
| 12 |
1 cooking spoon of crayfish. |
| 13 |
Salt. |
| 14 |
2 stock cubes. |
| 15 |
Cow skin (Brown Ponmo). |
Cooking Guidances
| Step 1 |
Wash up the Meats, Stockfish and ponmo, season properly and cook till tender but still has some meat stock in d pot.. |
| Step 2 |
Add the sliced water leaves, washed Dried Fish and oinions then give it a stir. Add Palm oil and just let it all come together. |
| Step 3 |
Add the bitter leaf, pawns, periwinkles, fresh pounded yellow pepper and crumbled the cubes in. Stir and allow to cook.. |
| Step 4 |
Lastly, you add the crayfish, black pepper and taste for salt. And if it needs water, you can add some…. otherwise allow. |
| Step 5 |
Give it a stir and allow it to just simmer on low heat for 3-5mins. Mind you we cook for awhile till the Bitter leaf are just tender.. |
| Step 6 |
Now, the soup is ready. Take off the heat and serve with any swallow.. |