Soup
Edikang Ikong

Edikang Ikong

Efik

80Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
3Steps
About

The king of Calabar soups — a rich, green tangle of ugu and waterleaf with plenty of meat, periwinkle and palm oil, and very little water.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Knife
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Pumpkin leaves (ugu), sliced6 cups
Waterleaf, chopped4 cups
Palm oil1 cup
Assorted meat600 g
Dried fish1 cup
Periwinkle1 cup
Smoked prawns½ cup
Ground crayfish3 tbsp
Blended pepper2 tbsp
Stock cubes3
Saltto taste

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