Soup
Ayoyo Soup

Ayoyo Soup

Ghana

50Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
8Steps
About

A slippery green jute-leaf soup from the Dagomba and other northern Ghanaian peoples, the classic partner to tuo zaafi.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Knife
Ingredients
Ayoyo (jute) leaves, fresh or dried3 cups
Beef or dried fish300 g
Onion1
Tomatoes2
Scotch bonnet or dried pepper1 tbsp
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Kanwa (potash, small pinch)1 pinch
Dawadawa (locust bean, optional)1 tbsp
Stock cubes2
Saltto taste

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