Soup
Ukodo (Yam & Plantain Pepper Soup)

Ukodo (Yam & Plantain Pepper Soup)

Urhobo

65Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
9Steps
About

A warming Urhobo one-pot pepper soup of goat meat with chunks of yam and unripe plantain, scented with lemongrass for cold, rainy days.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Knife
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Goat meat (with offal)700 g
Yam, peeled and cubed4 thick slices
Unripe plantains2
Lemongrass or scent leaves1 small bunch
Fresh pepper, ground2 tsp
Pepper soup spice (uziza/uda blend)1 tbsp
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Onion1
Stock cubes3
Saltto taste
Wateras needed

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