Cookbook:Ager Soup

Ager soup is a typical Nigerian draw soup prepared from the pulp obtained from ager tree. It is commonly consumed by the Tiv people.

Ingredients

 * Ager
 * Palm oil
 * Beef, rinsed
 * Fish, rinsed
 * Nune (locust bean cake)
 * Maggi cubes
 * Pepper, blended
 * Salt to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Scrape off the white flaky skin of the ager stalk.
 * 2) To remove the ager pulp, pound gently for few minutes.
 * 3) Squeeze the pulp in a small amount of water to extract the slippery juice. Sieve this product to separate the juice from the fibres.
 * 4) Heat a little water in a pot, and add the ager juice.
 * 5) Add the palm oil, beef, and fish, then cook for few minutes.
 * 6) Stir continuously until an elastic consistency is achieved.
 * 7) Add nune, maggi cubes, and salt to taste.
 * 8) Serve with swallows as desired.