Recipe of the Day: Bitter Leaf Soup

Greetings Chefs
It's another great day to share my unique recipe with everyone here and this special recipe is a local delicacy called; BITTER LEAF SOUP.

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This soup is best served with swallow so I made fufu to accompany it.

I will share the recipe of bitter leaf soup and also the preparation process of fufu.

PART 1: BITTER LEAF SOUP

Below are the ingredients used and the preparation procedures for this recipe;

Raw ingredients

The Ingredients Used

• Bitter leaf
• Water leaf
• Meat
• Dried fish
• Stock fish
• Cow skin
• Shell periwinkle
• Palm oil
• Crayfish
• Onions
• Maggi
• Salt
• Fresh pepper

Preparation Procedures

Step 1: wash the beef and add the following ingredients; onions, maggi, salt and fresh pepper. Add a little water and steam till the beef get soft.

Seasoned beef	Steaming process

Add cow skin, dried fish and stock fish to it and continue steaming.

Step 2: Pour sliced water leaf into the steamed proteins and add red oil then cover the pot to boil.

Added sliced water leaf	Added red oil

Step 3: Check the taste before adding small amount of; maggi, salt, fresh pepper. Add periwinkle to it and allow it to cook.

Adding maggi	Added fresh pepper	Adding periwinkle

Step 4: Add bitter leaf, blended crayfish and a little drop of red oil and allow the soup to cook for at least 2 minutes.

Adding bitter leaf	Adding crayfish	Adding red oil

My delicious local delicacy is ready!

Hot pot of deliciousness!

Let's proceed to part two where I will be showing how I made the swallow.

PART 2: PREPARATION PROCEDURES FOR SWALLOW ( FUFU)

Step 1:Dilute the wet cassava flake with water and mix it to give a smooth texture. Set it on low heat flame and stir continuously.

After mixing	Stirring on fire

Step 2: Add a little water and continue to turn it. Mix and mold with hand to a smooth form.

Adding extra water	Stirring	Molding

Below is the result for my recipe of the day on the 12th of May 2025.

Served!

Thank you for reading. I will invite other chefs to share theirs; @eliany, @chant and @josepha