HOW TO COOK BITTER LEAF & WATERLEAF SOUP

Bitter leaf is widely used in Nigeria either for soups or for traditional medicine. The leafy green vegetable has several health benefits ranging from toning the kidney and liver, detoxifying the body, regulationg blood sugar, balancing hormone and much more. There are different methods of preparing it into delicious healthy soups, but today, we will talk about how to cook bitter leaf and waterleaf soup: INGREDIENTS: 1. 2 Bunches fresh Bitter leaf that you can wash yourself or buy the already washed one- rinse well and slice into tiny pieces 2. 2 Bunches of waterleafs- washed and sliced into smaller pieces 3. Meat, enough to serve 3- 4 people 4. 1 medium size smoked fish, washed with hot water and deboned 5. Pomo- chopped into small pieces or as desired 6. Half cup ground crayfish 7. 1 Medium size stock fish (optional) washed and soaked in hot water 8. 2 Cooking spoons of palm-oil 9. Blended Fresh or ground dried pepper 10. 1 large onion 11. 2 cubes seasoning 12. Salt to taste METHOD Wash and place meat in a pot, season with pepper, part of the onion, garlic & ginger ,1 cube seasoning, salt and steam on fire for 10 -15 minutes. Add stock fish, pomo and the smoked fish to the boiling pot, add a small water, pepper and the other seasoning, stir and cook for minutes. Taste and adjust salt as needed, add palm oil, after a minute add remaining onion, water leaf and the bitter leaf, stir and allow it cook for another five minutes. And it is ready, serve with any swallow of your choice.

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