Recipe of the Day, Week No. 52: Editan soup
Greetings friends!
Welcome to my todays food recipe, am going to be sharing a delicious soup recipe called editan soup which is one of our culinary heritage in the southern part of nigeria akwaibom state precisely.
Ingredients
• Editan leaf
• water leaf
• oil
• fish
• beef
• crayfish
• periwinkles
• cow skin
• fresh pepper
• seasoning cubes
Preparation Process
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I sourced for the editan leafs plucked and washed to get rid of dirt then allow it to dry before slicing, i let in dry completely so it doesn't get slimy while slicing.
I sliced, cut into tiny pieces then pound the editan to soften and it also to bring out the bitter juice fast, then i boil hot water and poured it in the leafs for some minutes.
Then i poured it into a filter to drain out the bitter and slimy water, i repeated the process until the slimy water was clear and no longer bitter.
I washed and sliced the water leafs and set that aside.
Then i washed and put all my ingredients in the pot added seasoning cubes fresh pepper salt and added a little about of water for steaming which lasted for 8 minutes.
Then i poured in the sliced water leaf i stir it but not too mush to avoid activating the slim then i let it cook for few minutes.
After 5 minutes i stir it better this time added oil and crayfish and let it cook for about 5 minutes more.
After i checked to see that the water leaf is fully cooked i added the editan leaf which is the main ingredient the let it cook for sometime.
Lastly i stir and bring my pot down from the heat and my editan soup was ready .
a selfie with my recipe.
This soup has numerous ways it can be prepared editan leaf can also be prepared with melon, and okra i served my delicious soup with garri (solid made with casava)but it can be eaten with any solid of ones choice, aside from being delicious it has other nutritional health benefits.
According to research editan leaf is known to be a rich source of alkaloid and phenolic compounds, which could be used to treat and or manage neurological diseases.
While on the other hand waterleaf is a good source of calcium, magnesium and vitamins in one one editan soup is healthy and good for consumption.
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Holaa señora amiga 🙂 estamos en la onda de sopas y con vegetales yupi se ve rica. Suerte en el concurso bye ❤️.
Oh thank you and yes vegetables are good for the health.
@memamun thank you for the support.