Frozen Ewedu
Frozen Food – This vegetable is the main ingredient in ewedu soup. It has many health benefits.
The leave of this frozen food provides low calorie and an adequate source of fibre which has made it key in weight management. Also, some certain traditional healthcare providers have used the leaf in the prevention of constipation, dysentery and infestation of worms. In fact some old Asian health specialists have reported to have used it for pain and pile reduction.
Ewedu is used in many dishes in West Africa. The seeds are used as a flavouring. The dried leaves can be drunk as tea. It is rich in beta-carotene, iron, calcium and vitamins C & E.
Frozen Ewedu – Ewedu Soup
Ingredients
Ewedu leaves 300g
1/2 tea spoon of powdered potash
1.5 cups of water
Ewedu
Salt
Maggi (1 or 2 cubes)
Chilli Pepper
4-5 tea spoons of ground crayfish
- Open your packet of Asiko frozen ewedu. Defrost ewedu for 3 – 4 hours.
- Pour 1.5 cups of water to a cooking pot and heat to boiling point, add the frozen ewedu, soak the half teaspoon of potash in half cup of water and filter into the pot.
- Cook for 7-10 minutes.
- Mash leaves into small pieces in pot. If possible use a blender
- Pour blended ewedu in the pot.
- Add ground crayfish, maggi, salt and pepper.
- Allow to simmer for five minutes.
- Serve your ewedu soup with a meat stew with either amala, eba, semo or pounded yam. This a great dish. It is very popular meal amongst the Yoruba people
Ewedu (Frozen)
£0.80 – £16.00
Tips
- Do not cook the ewedu soup for too long. Only bring it to a boil and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- If your iru is frozen, soak in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.
- Traditionally, only ground crayfish is added to ewedu soup, since it is almost always paired with stew. You can use any spices of choice.
Frozen Iru (Locust Beans)
£1.14 – £46.40
Iru (also known as dadawa/dawadawa, ogiri, ogirisi, ugba, netetou, kainda or soumbala) are the fermented beans of the Parkia biglobosa locust tree that grows throughout West and Central Africa. They are a popular traditional ingredient in many West African cuisines, particularly in Nigeria, where they add depth and complexity to stews, soups, meats and vegetables.
Royal Ponmo (Frozen)
£2.80 – £45.00
Ponmo is used for cooking many delicacies in west African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon etc, and also in west Indian and the Caribbean. It is a good weight loss meat that is unique with less calories and tastes nice when properly cooked in dishes. Cow skin is very hard to eat if not properly cooked and takes time to cook before eating.
Spanish Ponmo (Frozen)
£2.40 – £94.50
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Ponmo is cow skin that has been processed for consumers to cook and eat. In Nigeria, ponmo is used to cook a wide variety of dishes, soups, sauces and even snacks or finger food such as;
