Efo Riro Recipe is widely demanded. Efo Riro is a very popular Yoruba soup in Nigeria, it is one of my favorite Nigerian soups because of its health benefits. The name ‘efo’ means vegetables, hence it is a Yoruba rich vegetable soup/stew.
Believe me when I tell you that this happens to be one of the most delicious Yoruba soups that I have made.
If you scroll down a little, you will find a deliciously made plate of efo riro, as served with fufu – it was delicious 😉
It is a little bit similar to the popular edikaikong soup, the difference is the use of tatashe, spinach and few other Yoruba local ingredients, although some people choose to use tomatoes for personal reason but I think tatashe does a perfect job.
Here are the ingredients for making efo riro, I think it would take a little over 30 mins for preparing the ingredients and then the actual cooking takes about 60 minutes. As usual, the ingredients below can serve just about 5-6 people, you can increase or decrease depending on your audience.
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Ingredients Include: (for 5-6 People) using Efo Riro Recipe
Sliced Spinach leaves (7-10 cups)
7-10 pieces stock fish ear
assorted meat (1KG)
1 cup of sliced tatashe
quater cup of sliced pepper
half cup of sliced onions
Half Cup of Ground Crayfish
2-3 spoons of iru (locust beans)
smoked fish (2-3 medium)
Palm oil (200ml)
3 knorr cubes
Here are some of the ingredients for
making efo riro, top left is smoked fish, followed by sliced onion at top
middle, then 3 spoons of iru in a plate. Below is sliced spinach and
pepper/tashe at left and right respectively.
Preparation using this Efo Riro Recipe:
Use either tatashe or shobo, about
5-10, slice alongside the fresh red pepper and transfer in a bowl, this
improves the look of the soup at the end of the day. Wash meat thoroughly with
lots of water and salt to remove sand then be sure to also wash the smoked fish
if you are making efo riro soup with fish.
Here is my delicious efo riro, served with fufu
How To Cook Efo Riro using Efo Riro Recipe
If you follow the steps outlined below cautiously you will end up with a very delicious pot of obe efo riro, {obe} is the yoruba name for soup in case you are wondering.
Step 1 using Efo Riro Recipe
Place the washed meat in a pot, add a little of water, season with salt, sliced onions, 2 knorr cube and allow to boil for 10-15 minutes, add 1-2 cups of water and cook till tender and the water is almost dried.
Add the smoked fish, stock fish, add a cup of water and cook for another 10-15 minutes depending on the hardness of your stock fish, you need to know that people like them better when they are very soft. The water should be almost dried, don’t allow to burn.
Step 2 for preparing using Efo Riro Recipe
Remove the pot from heat, place another pot on heat and pour in some palm oil, 200ml. Allow to heat before adding the sliced onions, pepper/tatashe, stir and allow to fry for another ten minutes while stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
Remove the pot from heat, place another pot on heat and pour in some palm oil, 200ml. Allow to heat before adding the sliced onions, pepper/tatashe, stir and allow to fry for another ten minutes while stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
Step 3
Add the cooked meat/stock fish/smoked fish, stir and allow to simmer for 5
minutes, add the crayfish, iru, stir and allow another 3 minutes. Add a cube of
maggi, salt to taste, stir and add the spinach leaves. Stir all together and
allow to simmer for another 3-5 minutes and you just mad a delicious pot of efo
riro
Step 4
This is how to make efo riro soup in Nigeria, please serve with Eba, Pounded
yam, rice, beans, Semolina, Amala or any other similar Nigerian Food of choice,
I like this soup and fufu the way it appears above.
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