This soup to superb, aside from the fact that it’s all green and healthy it is super delicious, enjoy it as a starter or pair it with fufu.
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How to make Ebunuebunu (Cocoyam leaves soup)
Ebunubunu is basically a Light Soup base mixed with smoothly blended Nkontonmire (cocoyam leaves) which naturally gives it that green colour.
How to make Ebunuebunu (Cocoyam leaves soup)
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Ingredients
2 Bunches of Nkontonmire
Dry River fish (Faan loo)
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4 large tomatoes
2 medium-sized onions
Chilli pepper aka Kpakposhito (as much as you desire)
4 Giant African Snails
Goat meat
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1 tablespoonful of Lemon Juice
Salt
1 Maggi cube
Method
- Blend together tomatoes, onions and pepper. Set aside
- Spice up the goat meat with ginger and onions; preferably the night before.
- Boil the snails in the shell. Pry them from the shell. The Giant African Snails are very slimy delicious creatures. But the slime can get icky. Sprinkle a generous amount of salt over them and work it through with your hand for about 2 minutes. Wash under cold water and pour the lemon juice over it. The stickiness is much reduced and the flesh almost feels dry.
- Wash the river fish, which tends to have grains of sand stuck inside its gills and abdomen.
- Wash the leaves under running water and peel the leaves from the veiny stem. Boil for less than 10 minutes. Blend very smoothly, and set aside.
- Place a deep saucepan on the stove and add the goat meat. Steam the meat well as you know how tough our Billy and Nanny goats are.
- Add the snails.
- Pour the blended tomato mix unto the steaming meats and stir for about 2 minutes and pour a generous amount of water into the pan. Well until the meat is covered and is half-way in the pan. Some choose to sieve the tomatoes but that’s nutritious chaff being thrown away.
- Add the dry river fish so it cooks with the soup and take it out for later. This I find helps prevent the fish from dismantling.
- Boil for about 20 minutes. Add 1 cube of Maggi for spicing.
- The light soup should be about ready. Pour in the blended Nkontonmire. Top up with more water.
- Add salt to taste. Allow another 5-10 minutes for the final cooking time.
- Serve
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