I Learned This Nigerian vegetable soup recipe in a Restaurant Now I Cook The Only Way

fluted pumpkin leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach provides similar nutrients and flavor.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a healthier fat profile.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive.

goat meat

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is a lean alternative to goat.

Pick fresh waterleaf from the garden, removing any flowers and plucking the leaves from the stem, leaving the softer parts of the stem.

Wash the river fish with hot water and add it to a pot.

Add a little water to the pot with the river fish.

Add the stock fish and smoked fish to the pot.

Add 2 seasoning cubes and blended scotch bonnet pepper to the pot.

Add salt to taste and chopped onions, then cover the pot and allow it to cook for a few minutes.

Check the pot to ensure the fish is soft, stirring gently to combine the seasonings without breaking the fish.

Add crayfish to the pot, using a generous amount.

Add a generous amount of palm oil to the pot.

Add the waterleaf to the pot gently, being careful not to scatter it.

Add more crayfish powder and palm oil if necessary.

Adjust seasoning by adding one more seasoning cube and a little more salt.

Add periwinkle to the pot and mix gently.

Final check to ensure everything is cooked and ready to serve.

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