Cookbook:Edo Black Soup

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.