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Pounded Yam and Ogbono Soup

Name: Pounded Yam and Ogbono Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: nigerian-general
Ingredients: 300 g Yam; 40 g Ground ogbono (bush mango seeds); 200 g Assorted meat; 40 g Stockfish; 30 ml Palm oil; 60 g Spinach; 10 g Crayfish; 40 g Onion; 2 pcs Seasoning cubes

Smooth pounded yam with draw soup (ogbono) — a high-calorie, traditional Nigerian meal for nursing mothers.

Total Time

55 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

40 min

Servings

Cuisine

Nigerian General

520kcal

Calories

28g

Protein

54g

Carbs

22g

Fat

Fiber

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How to Make It

1
Boil yam until very soft. Pound in a mortar until smooth and stretchy.
2
Cook assorted meat until tender. In the stock, add palm oil and ground ogbono. Stir well.
3
Add crayfish and seasoning. Simmer 15 minutes until soup draws (becomes slimy).
4
Add spinach last. Serve soup alongside pounded yam.

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