Ewedu soup is a

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ethnic group. It is made from

jute Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...

leaf, hence it is known as jute leaf soup. Similar to

Okra soup Okra or Okro soup is prepared using the edible green seed pods of the okra flowering plant as a primary ingredient. Other vegetables can be added to the soup as well, such as ewedu, kerenkere, or Ugu leaf. Depending on the specific variant being ...

, the soup is mucilaginous in texture and is a typical accompaniment to

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and

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stew. Ewedu soup takes about 12 minutes to prepare and is best served with

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. Pluck jute leaf rinse with water and blend, then add

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...

, locust bean also known as iru and

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to give it desired taste. Ensure you do not add too much water, also you can ignore the use ijabe (traditional broom) used to pound and kaun (potash) since you are using a blender.

Preparation of Ewedu soup

You will need the following ingredients to make ewedu soup : * Fresh

leaf * Water * Locust bean * Crayfish * Salt * Bouillon powder * Potash After plucking a fresh jute leaf, rinse and drain water until there is no more sand in them by packing the leaf leaving remnants of sand and particle inside the water. You can choose to boil the Ewedu leaf until tender to ease blending. You can result to the use of Ijabe, which is a traditional broom used to pound Ewedu until smooth however a faster and more slimy result can be gotten with the use of blender. Simply pour the jute leaves into blender, add little water to prevent it from been too watery and blend till smooth.

Suitable swallow food

Ewedu soup best goes with

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Yoruba Ewedu soup
Vegetable soups African soups Yoruba cuisine

Preparation of Ewedu soup

Suitable swallow food

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