Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, efo riro. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Efo Riro is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Efo Riro is something which I have loved my entire life.
Efo Riro is a rich vegetable soup that is native to the Yorubas of Western Nigeria. The vegetables that can be used to cook this soup are Efo Shoko or Efo Tete (Green Amaranth). Efo Riro - The African Stewed Spinach also popularly known as Efo riro is a one-pot stew with layers of flavor.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook efo riro using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Efo Riro:
- Prepare Beef
- Take Shaki (cow tripe)
- Take Dry fish
- Get 1 cup palm oil
- Take Efo Shoko washed and diced
- Make ready 5 tatashe peppers
- Prepare 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
- Make ready 2 red onions
- Make ready 2 small stock cubes
- Get 2 tablespoons locust beans (iru)
- Get to taste Salt
- Make ready Habanero peppers
The name 'efo' means vegetables, hence it is a Yoruba rich vegetable soup. Hi Lovelies, I though it was about time i updated my Efo Riro recipe. Since the previous one, I've fallen in love with Shoko leaves and i prefer them. Efo Riro is a traditional Vegetable Soup of the Yoruba Tribe in Nigeria.
Steps to make Efo Riro:
- Preheat the Palm oil - I like it hot but not bleached. Add the diced Onion and stir-fry till golden brown, then add your locust bean
- Add the blended peppers and fry until the Sauce thickens up. - Season with the stock cube, add Salt to taste, Crayfish. Stir until everything is well blended.
- Add the Dry fish and dried Prawns, stir then add cooked beef and sharki, cover it up and allow it simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Finally, add the efo leaf and mix thoroughly. Leave to cook uncovered for about 2 to 4 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if necessary.
- Serve with your favorite swallow like be, Amala, Fufu or Rice, Yam
Efo Riro is prepared with assorted meat, fish, large quantity of green vegetables and peppers(tomatoes are added, sometimes). Efo riro is a traditional yoruba dish that is served in many homes that are not necessarily from the Yoruba culture. Efo riro is sometimes served at parties, weddings and other gatherings in Nigeria. Efo riro is a very popular Yoruba soup. It is a favourite Nigerian soup because of its health benefits.
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