Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, efo riro. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Efo Riro - The African Stewed Spinach also popularly known as Efo riro is a one-pot stew with layers of flavor. It requires quite a number of ingredients but little work from the cook putting it all together. Efo Riro is a rich vegetable soup that is native to the Yorubas of Western Nigeria.
Efo riro is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Efo riro is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have efo riro using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Efo riro:
- Take Shoko (I dunno if it is called spinach or something else but that is what we call it)
- Take Pepper mix (tasashe/red bell and 5 pepper scotch bonnet)
- Get large Onions
- Prepare cksp Palm oil
- Take Iru woro (locust beans)
- Make ready Smoked fish
- Take Beef
- Prepare Offals
- Take Pomo (cow hide)
- Prepare Salt
You know that "efo" situation where the efo sits on one side of the bowl and the water migrates to the other side? that isn't efo riro, If efo riro is made right, you shouldn't have that situation. 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. Efo riro is a Yoruba vegetable soup from Nigeria.
Instructions to make Efo riro:
- Pick and wash the shoko. Then chop it. This vegetable has lots of water so you have to blanch it either with hot and cold water or wilt it without water by heating up a pot or pan and stirfrying the vegetables till it wilts and the water dries up. This method retains the green color and crunchiness of the vegetable.
- Boil and season the meats to your taste.
- Boil the roughly blended pepper
- After about 5-8mins of cooking and allowing the meats soak in enough pepper juice now add your blanched vegetables and stir in properly. Cover the pot and allow to simmer for 2mins on low heat so the vegetable doesn't over cook. And your Almighty eforiro is ready to be served.
- Heat up the palmoil in a pot, slightly fry the chopped onions and Iru. Then add the pepper. Allow to cook for some minutes before adding the boiled meats and smoked fish.
Efo riro can be cooked with a variety of meats, including both red meats (e.g. beef and goat) and seafood (commonly. This Nigerian vegetable soup is easy to make, delicious and nutritious. Efo riro is a Yoruba soup made with green leafy vegetables like spinach, ugu, kale, greens and the likes. 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.
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