Cookbook:Edo Black Soup

Edo Black Soup
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Edo black soup is, as the name implies, a soup common among the Edo people of Nigeria. It can be eaten with any swallow of your choice such as starch, eba, fufu, wheat, or semovita.

Ingredients

• Bitter leaf
• 4 onions
• 4–6 habanero peppers
• Goat meat
• Snails (optional)
• Seasoning/stock cubes
• Dried fish, washed
• Ground crayfish
• Fermented locust beans
• Dried prawns
• Salt

Procedure

1. Wash the bitter leaf very well (as if you are washing clothes) until all the bitterness is gone. Blend it to a paste.
2. Blend the onions and peppers to a paste.
3. Combine the goat meat, snails, onion-pepper paste, and seasoning cube in a pot. Add enough water to just cover the meat. Bring to a boil, and simmer until the meat is soft. After a while add your washed dry fish.
4. Transfer the bitterleaf paste to a pot, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the cooked meat, fish, stock, ground crayfish, fermented locust beans, dried prawns, and salt to taste. Simmer for 5–7 minutes.
5. Serve.