Edikaikong Soup Nutritious soup made with fluted pumpkin leaves (ugu) and waterleaf.

Servings: 12

prep Time: 30 minutes

cook Time: 1 hour

total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Calories Per Serving: 420

Ingredients

• Pumpkin leaves (ugu)- 8 cups chopped
• Waterleaf- 12 cups chopped
• Palm oil- 2 cups
• Beef, goat meat, or snails- 2 lbs
• Stock fish- 1 medium piece
• Periwinkle- 1 cup
• Crayfish- 1 cup ground
• Seasoning cubes- 3 cubes
• Salt & pepper- to taste

Preparation

1. Cook meats and stockfish with seasoning.
2. Add palm oil, crayfish, and periwinkle.
3. Add chopped waterleaf and cook down.
4. Stir in pumpkin leaves and simmer briefly.

Best Swallows for Edikaikong Soup

1. Fufu
2. Pounded Yam
3. Eba (Garri)
4. Wheat Swallow