How to Spring Appetizing Ewedu Soup(Jute leaves soup)

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Ewedu Soup(Jute leaves soup). The preparation of the jute leaves soup and how it's served varies from region to region. For example, in some regions, the jute leaves are plucked off the stem and they are left to dry for later use, some also use the dry leaves to make tea, the Chinese also makes stir-fries with the fresh leaves, while in other regions prefers cooking it fresh and serving it over white Rice. Jute leaves/ewedu soup is a very common soup in Nigeria and most homes cook it and very delicious if prepared well.

The leaves are typically simmered in boiling water with ingredients such as egusi (ground African melon seeds), ground crayfish, bouillon cubes, kaun (potash), and irú (locust beans).

Traditionally, the soup is pounded using a special soup broom called ljabe until a semi.

Ewedu is called jute mallow leaf, arirala (Igbo) and rama ayoyo (Hausa).

You can have Ewedu Soup(Jute leaves soup) using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ewedu Soup(Jute leaves soup)

1. Prepare leaves of Bounch of jute.

2. It’s 3 tbsp of ground locust beans.

3. You need 2 cubes of seasoning.

4. It’s 3 tbsp of crushed cryfish.

It is the tender leaf of the jute plant.

There are two types of ewedu, ewedu oko the native variety and ewedu agric.

The native one is more mucilaginous, it draws more than the agric., though both taste the same.

Ewedu soup (Jute leaves soup) is a tasty Nigerian soup.

Ewedu Soup(Jute leaves soup) instructions

1. Wash d just leaves wt lots of water because d leaves usually come wt.lots of sands.Drain d leaves and plug d leaves and keep aside.

2. In an empty clean pot add 2cups of water bring to boil,add d plug just leaves allow to cook for 5munites,then add d crushed locust beans,cry fish and seasoning allow to cook for 10munites.

3. Pour d cook leaves in to a blender,blend well till smooth.And serve hot..

4. Ewedu soup can be served wt stew soup + any swallow like Amala,Eba,Semo,fufu etc.

5. I served my Ewedu soup with Eba..

It's popular within the western part of Nigeria.

It's a really slimy vegetable soup made from jute leaves.

Ewedu soup (Jute leaves soup) is greenish in color with a slimy texture.

In an average Yoruba home, ewedu isn't served alone.

Ingredients Of The Ewedu Soup- Jute Soup.