12 Nigerian Soup Recipes for your whole family. Nigerian food .

egusi seeds

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide a similar texture and flavor.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil is healthier with a similar cooking profile.

dried fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Fresh fish can be a healthier option with less sodium.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: herbs and spices

💰Cheaper: salt

Using herbs adds flavor without added chemicals.

Wash and cut the uziza vegetable and pumpkin leaf (ugu).

Finely mince the onion and prepare the habanero pepper to taste.

If using, prepare the periwinkle and set aside.

In a pot, add the goat meat and snail, season with seasoning and salt, and cover to steam for 10-15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, mix the meat and check for seasoning penetration.

Add water to the pot and continue cooking until the snail is almost done, about 10 minutes.

Remove the snail from the pot and continue cooking the goat meat until soft.

Prep the uziza and pumpkin leaves by picking and washing them, then slice thinly.

Check on the meat, which should be about 90% cooked, and separate the meat from the stock.

In the same pot, add palm oil and let it heat without bleaching.

Add seasoning or salt to flavor the oil, then add the smoked fish and let it release flavors into the oil for a few minutes.

Add more onions and habanero pepper to taste, stir well, and cover to simmer for 2 minutes.

After 2 minutes, add crayfish and stir, then cover and simmer for another 2 minutes.

Reintroduce the cooked meat and snail into the pot along with some meat stock to loosen the mixture.

Cover and let it simmer for 5 minutes before adding the uziza leaves.

If using, add periwinkle and more crayfish, then stir and let cook for 5-7 minutes.

If the soup is too thick, add a small amount of water and cover.

After 5 minutes, add the chopped pumpkin leaves (ugu) and cover for 2 minutes.

Stir well to combine and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Serve with EBA or pounded yam.

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