Preparing a Taste of Home for Nigerian Igbo Meeting | Yam Pepper Soup | Flo Chinyere

yam

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potato offers similar texture with added nutrients.

meat (goat, chicken, or fish)

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a plant-based option, while chicken thighs are budget-friendly.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: salt and pepper

Homemade blends can be healthier and customized.

Go to the meat market to buy meat.

Select shaki, heart, and beef ribs from the market.

Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces for easy eating.

Clean the meat by cutting off excess fat.

Sort the meat into two containers based on cooking time.

Cook the cow tripe and fleshy part of beef in a pressure cooker first.

Add liver and heart later to the pressure cooker.

Grind Calabash nutmeg in a spice grinder.

Blend peppers with one onion.

Add six seasoning cubes to the meat mixture.

Steam the meat until it turns pale, then add chunks of onion.

Add water and cover to pressurize the pot.

Add scent leaves and another vegetable for flavor.

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