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| Efo Riro Soup |
Efo Riro is a traditional Vegetable Soup of the Yoruba Tribe in Nigeria. It is well known for its savory taste and richness. It is actually the Yoruba version of the Efik’s Edikang Ikong Soup, but with a big twist ☺.
Efo Riro is prepared with assorted meat, fish, large quantity of green vegetables and peppers(tomatoes are added, sometimes). This is one of my go-to dishes , because I’m a big fan of vegetables. This spicy ,savory soup can be accompanied with bolus meals, such as Amala, Elubo, Pounded yams, Fufu (akpu), Eba or Tuwo Shinkafa .It also goes pretty well with boiled Rice, plantains or yams.
Although it is a Yoruba soup, Efo Riro is enjoyed in all parts of Nigeria.
If you love healthy soups, this is a must-try….excite your palate with this spicy soup .
Here’s a detailed video on How to Cook Efo Riro and below, an easy to follow recipe.. enjoy!
Ingredients for Efo Riro
* 2kg Shoko/ Spinach leaves(about 8 wraps if you buy in Nigerian market)
* 250 gr Assorted Meat (tripe,cow skin(ponmo), beef)
* 250 gr Assorted Fish (stock fish, smoked fish)
* 3 Fresh Tomatoes or 2 Bell peppers(tatashe)
* 2 Scotch Bonnets Peppers (atarodo)
* 1 teaspoon Iru /dawadawa/ogiri (fermented locust beans ) (optional)
* 1- 2 Cooking-spoonful Palm oil
* 1 medium sized onions
* 1 tablespoonful Ground crayfish
* 2 stock cubes
* Salt to taste
Cooking Method
** Before cooking Efo Riro Soup, pick and wash the vegetables;shred/cut into tiny bits. To get less liquid in the soup,you can blanch the vegetables and set side.
**Wash the assorted meat and fish. De-bone the smoked fish, and set all aside.
** Blend the peppers and tomatoes, and set aside,
Now to cook the soup…
1. Season and cook the assorted meat and fish with onions, one stock cube, a little salt and other seasoning of choice. Remember to cook the tougher meat first(in my case;tripe(shaki)
Cook until the liquid in the pot is well absorbed(dried up) and the meat and stock fish are tender .
2. In another dry pot, heat up the palm oil, until it begins to smoke a little. Add the ground tomatoes & peppers and fry until the mixture loses its sour taste; this takes about 15- 20minutes.
3. Now add the cooked meat & fish. Add ground iru, ground crayfish and stock cube. Mix thoroughly, cover and leave to boil for 10 minutes.
4. After 10 minutes, add the vegetables and salt to taste. Mix well and leave to simmer for 5 minutes and your delicious Efo Riro soup is ready.
Efo Riro is one of my favorite Yoruba soups. So get your taste bud rolling with this rich and tasty soup. Enjoy☺!
Other Related Recipes
* Bitter leaf Soup (Ofe Onugbu)
* Nigerian Beef Stew
* Banga Soup : Urhobo Isoko Banga Soup Recipe
* Nigerian Chicken Stew
* How to Cook Okazi Soup (Ukazi Soup)
* Obe Ata Dindin : Nigerian Fried Pepper Stew
* How to Cook Edikang Ikong Soup
* Nigerian Tomato Stew(Vegan Stew)
* How to Cook Afang Soup
* Nigerian Pepper Soup
* Nigerian Ogbono Soup :How to Cook Ogbono Soup
* Nigerian Fish Stew (Obe Eja Tutu)
* How to Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup(Ofe Egusi/Obe Efo Elegusi)
* Nigerian Okra Soup
God bless you ma continue to teach us how to make efo riro soup God bless and strengthen our family Amen
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Thanks Oluwanifemi
I want to try it now
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You’ll love it
Thanks a lot ma'amYou're blessing women herePlz what leaves can I use in place of spinach?
pls how many people can this recipe serve?
Thank you this was a lot helpful I want to use ugwu in place of spinach I really hope it comes out nice thanks
Enter your comment…please where can I download the videos??
Thank you veryyy much
Greetings dear…love ur post it's vry interesting n inspiring,but pls where I stay there is no shoko vegetables here so can I use ugwu or green leaves(alefo)for this recipe,thk u
Yes you can use ugwu or spinach, but green amaranth will add more liquid to the soup if you use as it is, so only use it blanched.
Greetings dear…love ur post it's vry interesting n inspiring,but pls where I stay there is no shoko vegetables here so can I use ugwu or green leaves(alefo)for this recipe,thk u
Just prepared ma delicious efo riro.ma hubby loves it.tanks for d recipe.
You're welcome
Can I use bitter leaf in this recipe, to replace the spinach?
Mmmm, No and Yes! No because bitterleaf is not used in the original recipe.And Yes, because, you can always cook it to your preference. But if you are cooking Efo riro for the first time, try preparing it just the way it is in the post, then you can make substitution the next time you prepare it.
Wow!what can i say about this amazing cook???you have turned me into all-sorts cook.i love to experiment and try different dishes and ur site has made me more than a queen in my home.thank you for your wonderful works.God bless you plenty.
Onyinye love, it's comment like yours that makes all the effort worth it :)Thanks for your lovely feedback and God bless you too hun.
It came out fine, despite that I was fasting couldn't taste while cooking. I have finally silenced all my female friends that thought I can't cook… Lol
Wow dear, that's good to know.Thanks for the feedback hun 🙂
Tried it and it worked Good Job Mama…Jah bless you
Bless u too Michael 🙂
I did it today for the first time in abidjan cote d ivoire thank you so much sexy NKY and GOD BLESS YOU
You're welcome Kola 🙂
Thumbs up for this palatable #eforiro. Delicious-o
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Yes you can use it
Can I use waterleaf in place of spinach?
Yes you can 🙂
Hi Nky I really love ur blog it has helped me a lot.. Anyway I have a little problem with my tomatoes and pepper it keeps getting watery before I put the efo
Hi Jennifer, next time make sure you grind the tomatoes and peppers with less water and also dry the grinded mixture in a pot before adding it to the hot palm oil.In this way, it will be thicker before putting the efo.
I'm addicted to your recipes! For years I have been looking to learn to cook like my mama and now I can
I'm glad to be of help dearie 🙂
Wooow,am so happy I saw this on Google today.Please how do I join this group because am so much interested.Thanks and more grace ma'am(Mrs D.Roland)
You're welcome Mrs D.Roland, good to have you here. You can subscribe above the page, on the right hand side 🙂
i love your blog nky…jst keep posting more.u hve bin a great help to me in all the recipes…thanks dear
You're welcome hun 🙂
Hello… Please is spinach the same as 'green'? Just wondering… Thanks. You are doing a fantastic job I must say….
No dear, spinach is not the same as green amaranth.thanks 🙂
hope my fiance loves dis he asked me to cook him efo riro nd am just scared but ayleast you've really helped me out thanks
He sure will and I'm sure you will prepare it well, just make sure you follow the recipe, step by step.
Thank u, will try it someday
ok dearie 🙂
GOOD.
thanks 🙂
OFTEN TIMES, THE EFO ITSELF IS BOILED BEFORE STEWED. YOU DIDNT MENTION. WHY?
I mentioned it dearie, read the first step, under cooking method. It is actually called ''blanching''.
will try cook for break fast today.. wish me luck 🙂
Ok dear, I'll be expecting your feedback, I'm sure it will come out fine 🙂
Awesome;understandable and appreciated
Thanks hun 🙂
Using his recepi tonight
Great 🙂
Trying this today for my sister's birthday party. Hope d guests enjoy it!
They definitely will dear, let me know how it turns out 🙂
lovely
thanks 🙂
lovely
Well done ma'am! Gonna try it ds wkend
thanks and let me know how it turns out 🙂
Nice one.. Going to try dt today
Please do Amaka, you'll love it 🙂
…This is my favourite Blog. You're doing an excellent job, ma'am. THUMBS UP!!
Thanks Laura 🙂
wow nice
Thanks Gee , well appreciated 🙂
Can u make use of pumpkin leaf
Yes you can 🙂