Efo riro (Vegetable soup)

Name: Efo riro (Vegetable soup)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 bunches shoko leaves; 1/2 kilogramme of chicken; 2 medium sized tomatoes; 8 bell peppers (use the quantity you're comfortable with); 1 table spoon grounded crayfish; 1 medium sized onion; 2/3 cup palm oil; smoked titus fish or any kind of fish you prefer; pomo; salt; cubes seasoning; locust bean

Favourmaris Adim @cook_9646133

Lagos,Nigeria

I am an Igbo lady from Nigeria but I enjoy trying out other dishes from different parts of my country depending on what i crave for.
Today's craving is Efo riro, a popular soup amongst the Yorubas in my country.This soup is my second best Yoruba delicacy, it is a life/energy saver for me as I can eat it with different kinds of swallows (as we call it lol) or rice.

Favourmaris Adim @cook_9646133

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Ingredients

60 minutes

2 servings

2 bunchesshoko leaves
1/2kilogramme of chicken
2medium sized tomatoes
8bell peppers (use the quantity you're comfortable with)
1 table spoongrounded crayfish
1medium sized onion
2/3 cuppalm oil
smoked titus fish or any kind of fish you prefer
pomo
salt
cubesseasoning
locust bean

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Steps

60 minutes

1

Wash your chicken, tomatoes, pepper, onion, pomo, deboned smoked fish, skoko leaves and rinse your locust beans in case it has sand in it
2

Blend the tomatoes and peppers separately. The tomatoes should be smoothly blended but not the peppers. Set aside.
3

Dice the pomo and onions. Set aside
4

Slice the shoko leaves, put in a bowl then pour some hot water into it. Leave for 5 minutes before rinsing it out with cold water. Ensure you squeeze out all the excess water in it. Set aside.
5

Cook your chicken. Season with salt, pepper, onion and seasoning cubes. When it is cooked, bring the chicken out of the stock, pour out some of the stock which you'the use for cooking and use the rest of it to cook your pomo.
6

Place another pot on the cooker, pour in your palm oil. Allow to heat up for a few seconds. Season your oil with salt and seasoning cube, add your diced onions. Allow to cook for 30 seconds.
7

Pour in your blended pepper. Allow to cook for a little while. Add your blended tomatoes, grounded crayfish and locust bean. Allow to cook until almost dry.
8

Add your chicken stock, pomo and chicken. Taste to know if there's need to add salt or seasoning. When this sauce is dried i.e there's no visible water in it.
9

Add your shoko leaves and stir properly.
10

Finally, add your smoked fish and stir gently. Food is ready!