Welcome to another Hive Learner’s Creative Sunday Initiative with George-dee. As usual, I prepared something yummy and I bet you will definitely love it.
Today’s delicacy is Groundnut Soup and just as the name implies, the soup is made from groundnut and some other recipes.
Groundnut Soup is a native soup of the Edo tribe but it is enjoyed across different tribes in Nigeria and abroad.
I first tasted the soup in 2013, some of my coursemates came to study at my place and one sweetheart decided to prepare the delicacy for us to enjoy. Ever since I tasted the soup, I always prepared it once in a while and my family loves it as well.
Ingredients.
The recipes aren’t difficult to come by and they aren’t expensive depending on what you choose to use.
- Roasted Groundnut
- Fish
- Cowskin
- Pepper
- Crayfish
- Stockfish
- Locust beans
- Onions
- Seasoning cubes & salt
- Pepper soup Powder
- Basil leaf
Preparation.
Remember health is wealth so before anything will be done, all the recipes that need to be processed must be processed. Cooking isn’t just about making a meal, it involves cleanliness as well. If you take away cleanliness from your preparation, healthiness is far from the meal no matter what your recipes are.
Before I started anything, I made sure my recipes were properly cleaned
- I blended the roasted Groundnut with a little water until it became a smooth paste.
- I also blended some locust beans and crayfish with a small quantity of water. You can decide to blend everything with the groundnut but I blended them separately.
- I blended the pepper as well.
- The cowskin, basil leaf, fish and everything had been cleaned.
For the preparation, I started by boiling the fish, cowskin, and stock fish with seasoning and onions. I allowed them to cook for about 8 minutes and please note that you can use beef, chicken or any other protein of your choice.
I brought out the fish after it had been properly cooked to prevent them from falling apart while stirring the soup.
I added the blended pepper, locust & crayfish paste and Groundnut paste immediately after removing the fish and allowed it to cook for five minutes. I added a little water because it’s not necessary for groundnut soup to be unnecessarily thick.
I added the remaining locust beans and crayfish but didn’t add seasoning after because I used enough from the beginning but if you check the taste and discover anything is missing, don’t hesitate to add it.
I went on to add palm oil and stirred before returning the fish into the groundnut soup. I allowed it to cook for another five minutes and added the Basil leaf after.
It only cooked for three minutes more and my groundnut soup was ready.
I served the soup with pounded cassava but it can also be served with other swallow meals; most preferably pounded yam.
Groundnut Soup isn’t just delicious, it is packed with lots of nutrients needed by all genders and is also economical. I wouldn’t want to go deep and it would be great if every lady that comes across this post can take a few minutes to check how this soup is very beneficial to them.
The combination of the soup and the pounded cassava is a balanced diet so Groundnut Soup doesn’t leave anything out, you will definitely enjoy it if properly prepared.
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