Never Prepared Edikaikong Soup Before? This Is The Best Recipe Ever
- Ayo AL
- December 2, 2017
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The Nigerian Edikang Ikong soup or simply Vegetable Soup is native to the Efiks, people from Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.
It is a general notion that the Edikang Ikong soup is very nutritious and this is very much so. Prepared with a generous quantity of pumpkin leaves and water leaves, this Nigerian soup recipe is nourishing in every sense of the word.
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Ingredients for Edikang Ikong Soup
- 1kg Pumpkin leaves
- 500g Water leaves (Talinum Triangulare)
- 600g Beef, Kanda, shaki and Dry fish
- Pepper, Salt and ground crayfish: to taste
- 200ml Palm oil
- 1 cup Periwinkle
- 2 medium onions
- 2-3 stock cubes
How To Prepare
1. Wash and cut the pumpkin and water leaves into tiny pieces. Put them in separate sieves to drain out all the water as much as possible.
2. Cut the Kanda into small pieces. Cook the beef, kanda and the dry fish with the 2 bulbs of diced onions and the stock cubes with as little quantity of water as possible.
3. When the meat is done, add a generous amount of palm oil, the crayfish and pepper and leave to boil for about 10 minutes. The palm oil serves as the liquid in the Edikang Ikong soup. You should try as much as possible to make it the only liquid in the soup.
4. Add the periwinkle and water leaves and leave to cook for another 5 minutes. You may have to cook for less time at this stage so that the water leaves are not over-cooked.
5. Now add the pumpkin leaves and salt to taste. Stir the contents of the pot very well and turn off the heat. Cover the pot and leave to stand for about 5 minutes.
Serve with Garri (Eba), Semolina Fufu, Amala, Cassava Fufu or Pounded Yam
Watch this video to aid you as you prepare
