Food: Nigerian efo riro (spinach stew)

How To Make Efo Riro

Efo Riro | Photo Low Carb Africa

We asked Wizkid how to prepare Efo riro and what did a pretty good job! Efo riro is a Nigerian traditional vegetable soup with its origin in the Yoruba-speaking part of the country. Efo riro is incomplete without locust beans and palm oil. The best vegetables suitable for this recipe are efo tete or efo shoko.

For those who don’t know what it is and want to try,…

This delicious west African stew (efo riro soup) is made with tomato, red bell pepper (tatashe), onion, fermented locust bean (Okpei) crayfish, onion, and many other ingredients. This soup is healthy, tasty and easy to put together.

INGREDIENTS

3lbs of spinach

2 lbs Ugu

1 tablespoon Ogiri okpei (locust bean)

1 cup dry or smoked fish washed and de-boned

cooked beef

2 cups of shrimps

3 tablespoons ground crayfish

2 cups of crushed tomatoes

1/2 cup olive oil

1 large onion

3 red bell peppers

2 habanero peppers

1 tablespoon Achi powder

1 knorr cube or 2 tablespoons seasoning powder

Salt to taste

Instructions

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