Hayoyo (Jute Leaf & Okra Soup), via Wikimedia Commons
Soup
Hayoyo (Jute Leaf & Okra Soup)

Hayoyo (Jute Leaf & Okra Soup)

Ghana

50Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
9Steps
About

A silky, draw-y soup of jute (ademe) leaves and okra loved by the Ga people of coastal Ghana, thickened to a glossy pull and eaten with banku or boiled yam.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Blender or grinder
  • Wooden spoon
  • Knife
Ingredients
Fresh jute leaves (ademe/ayoyo)300 g
Okra10 pods
Smoked or salted fish150 g
Tomatoes2
Onion1
Scotch bonnet pepper1
Palm oil3 tbsp
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Bicarbonate of soda (optional)1 pinch
Stock cube1
Saltto taste

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