Delicious Food Efo riro (vegetable soup) Nigerian Cuisine
So Yummy Efo riro (vegetable soup) no doubt is one of my favorite nigerian food. Its easy to make Efo riro (vegetable soup). Efo riro as this vegetable soup is natively called in Yoruba literally translates to 'vegetable stir ' (where 'efo' translates to This Nigerian spinach stew, also called vegetable soup and natively known as "Efo Riro" is guaranteed to be one of the most savory and delicious spinach recipes you will ever taste! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I enjoyed putting it together for you guys! Full written recipe for the vegetable soup (Efo riro).
Yummy Food Efo riro (vegetable soup) Nigerian Dish
When I got to the market to buy the. Efo Riro – The African Stewed Spinach also popularly known as Efo riro is a one-pot stew with layers of flavor. It requires quite a number of ingredients So basically, Efo riro simply means "stirred leafy vegetable". You can simply cook Efo riro (vegetable soup) in 15 ingredients and only 8 steps. Here is cooking guidance how you can easily do that.
Ingredients
| 1 | Take of Vegetable (I used the vegetable called shokoyokoto). |
| 2 | Take 8 of Scotch bonnet pepper. |
| 3 | Take 3 of red bell pepper. |
| 4 | Approximately 2 of medium sized smoked fish. |
| 5 | Take 2 of medium sized dried fish. |
| 6 | It’s 2 of cooking spoon of both palm oil and g.nut oil. |
| 7 | It’s 1 kg of goat meat. |
| 8 | It’s of Spices. |
| 9 | Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper. |
| 10 | Prepare to taste of Salt. |
| 11 | It’s 1/2 kg of Ponmo. |
| 12 | About 3 tbsp of locust bean powder. |
| 13 | About of Water. |
| 14 | Take of Ginger and garlic paste. |
| 15 | Approximately 3 tbsp of crayfish (grinded). |
However, we just don't stir this by itself, we stir it in a rich pepper sauce which is loaded. Efo Riro is a rich vegetable soup that is native to the Yorubas of Western Nigeria. The vegetables that can be used to cook this soup are Efo Shoko or Efo Tete (Green Amaranth). If these are not readily available where you live, leafy or frozen spinach is a very good substitute.
Cooking Step by Step
| Step 1 | Get all ingredients ready, cleaned and handy. |
| Step 2 | ChoppcWash the goat meat, season with spices, garlic and ginger paste, onion and salt, and bring to boil. While cooking, add the Ponmo and dried fish(already cleaned with salt and hot water, deboned).. |
| Step 3 | While the meat is boiling, roughly pound or blend the peppers (scotch bonnet, red bell pepper, black pepper, onion, garlic and ginger).. |
| Step 4 | Chop the vegetable but not thinly sliced, wash and steam lightly with little salt for 2-3minutes. |
| Step 5 | By now the meat is completely cooked, bring down and drain the stock, keep aside.. |
| Step 6 | Put clean pot on fire, add the cooking oils, when hot (not bleach), add chopped onions fry until translucent then pour in the blended peppers, allow to fry stirring occasionally to avoid burning. Add the meat/fish stock, boil and add in the meat, fish and ponmo, stir. Allow to cook for 5 minutes, at this point, add in the already deboned smoked fish and crayfish. Taste and adjust if necessary.. |
| Step 7 | Add the steamed vegetable and stir gently in order not to make the fish chunks to become mashed. Allow to simmer for 1minute and bring down. Enjoy 😋😋😋. |
| Step 8 | Can be eaten with swallow of choice, rice, boiled yam or potatoes. I did enjoyed mine with correct eba and the leftover with boiled white rice.. |
Efo Riro is a very popular Yoruba soup in Nigeria, it is one of my favorite Nigerian soups because of its health benefits. The name 'efo' means vegetables, hence it is a Yoruba rich vegetable soup. Believe me when I tell you that this happens to be one of the most delicious Yoruba soups that I have. Efo Riro is a traditional Vegetable Soup of the Yoruba Tribe in Nigeria. It is well known for its savory taste and richness.