Nigerian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Afang Soup
70 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A respected southeastern Nigerian soup, presented in a practical home style.
Ingredients
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- 6 cups afang leaves or spinach
- 4 cups ugu leaves or spinach
- 1/3 cup palm oil
- 2 cups stockfish or dried fish, cooked
- 2 cups beef or goat meat, cooked
- 2 tbsp ground crayfish
- 1 medium onion
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- 5 cups stock or water
Let’s make it
- Blend or finely chop the afang leaves and slice the ugu leaves.
- Bring stock to a simmer with onion, crayfish, salt, pepper, fish, and meat.
- Stir in palm oil and the afang leaves; cook 10 minutes over low heat.
- Add the ugu leaves and cook 5 minutes until just wilted.
- Serve with pounded yam or other swallow.
Chop the leaves very fine so the soup is easier to eat.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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