Edikang Ikong Soup
Edikang Ikong Soup

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The Nigerian Edikang Ikong soup or simply Vegetable Soup is native to the Efiks, people from Akwa Ibom and Cross River states of Nigeria. It is a general notion that the Edikang Ikong soup is very. Edikang Ikong soup is usually served with Usi(Starch),Pounded Yam, Eba, Fufu, Wheat meal (Tuwon Alkama), Semolina or Amala. This is a delightful Delicacy from the South Southern region of Nigeria ( specifically Akwa Ibom and Cross River States) which never disappoints.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have edikang ikong soup using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Edikang Ikong Soup:
  1. Take Meats of your choice
  2. Get Pumpkin leaves two bunch
  3. Make ready Water leaves three bunch
  4. Make ready Fresh atarodo pepper
  5. Make ready as needed Crayfish
  6. Get Periwinkle
  7. Get Stockfish pieced
  8. Prepare Bonga fish pieced
  9. Make ready as needed Palm oil
  10. Get cubes Seasoning
  11. Take to taste Salt

Edikang Ikong Soup is a highly nutritious, delicious and savory vegetable soup natively prepared using 'ugwu' (the native name for fluted pumpkin leaves) and Malabar spinach (locally called water. Edikang ikong is a vegetable soup that originated among the Efik- Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State in Southeastern Nigeria. It is considered to be a delicacy among some Nigerians, and is sometimes served during occasions of importance. A famous Nigerian soup, particularly indigenous to the Efiks and thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated amongst connoisseurs and lovers of good food all over the country.

Instructions to make Edikang Ikong Soup:
  1. How To - If you're using stockfish, dry Catfish, rinse them thoroughly with warm water and set aside. If it's the hard stockfish, put in a bowl, add warm water to it for sometime to reduce the hardness
  2. Make sure to slice your leafs and rinse thoroughly. Keep in separate sieve to drain water before you proceed with your cooking. - - Have your meats cleaned thoroughly. Steam the meats with seasoning cubes and salt as needed
  3. Make sure the water is reduced considerably or no water at all, at the end of the steaming. - - Blend your pepper and crayfish with very little amount of water or use dry blended pepper and crayfish. - - When the meat is done, add the blended pepper and crayfish to the meat.
  4. Add the stockfish, dry fish, bonga fish, Locust bean if using to the pot contents. - - Add palm oil and stir to combine. - Cover the pot, and to steam further for a little time - - Add the water leaf at this stage and allow to steam. Don't cover the pot again. Stir to combine
  5. The water leaf will give you the little water you need to absorb the pumpkin leaf. - - Add the pumpkin after about two minutes. Don't cover the pot - - Add your cleaned periwinkle to the soup. - - Allow to steam further until fully incorporated. - - Add seasoning cubes and taste for salt.
  6. You may not need much salt because of your seasoned meats. So watch it… - - Drop from heat when fully cooked with the oil showing up.

It is considered to be a delicacy among some Nigerians, and is sometimes served during occasions of importance. A famous Nigerian soup, particularly indigenous to the Efiks and thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated amongst connoisseurs and lovers of good food all over the country. Edikaikong soup, also known as "Edikang Ikong soup" is a dish originating from Nigeria. There are lots of variations for the soup. For example, some people choose to add onions, while others choose.

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