Edikang ikong. Edikang Ikong Soup needs no introduction. It is that nutritious Nigerian vegetable Soup recipe that everybody loves but few know how to cook. Edikang ikong is a vegetable soup that originated among the Efik- Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State in Southeastern Nigeria.

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Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, edikang ikong. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Edikang Ikong Soup needs no introduction. It is that nutritious Nigerian vegetable Soup recipe that everybody loves but few know how to cook. Edikang ikong is a vegetable soup that originated among the Efik- Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State in Southeastern Nigeria.

Edikang ikong is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Edikang ikong is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have edikang ikong using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Edikang ikong:

{Make ready of Assorted meat.
{Get of Cow skin (kpomo).
{Prepare of Stock fish.
{Make ready of Crayfish as required.
{Make ready 3 of Calabash nutmeg.
{Prepare of Ground pepper and onions.
{Take of Maggi soup seasoning.
{Take cubes of Seasoning.
{Make ready of Salt to taste.
{Take of Palm oil.
{Prepare Bunch of water leaf chopped.
{Get Bunch of fluted pumpkin chopped (ugwu).
{Take of Water as required.
{Prepare of Garlic powder (optional).
{Take of Ginger powder a pinch (opt).

Edikang Ikong Soup is a highly nutritious, delicious and savory vegetable soup natively prepared using 'ugwu' (the native name for fluted pumpkin leaves) and Malabar spinach (locally called water leaf in. Edikang Ikong soup has got to be my favourite Efik delicacy. I'd always wanted to share this recipe but I had a very hard time getting fresh water leaves. I had to settle for frozen in the end.

Steps to make Edikang ikong:

In a clean pot, wash and the meats.
Add, the seasonings n spices listed above.
Cook until the meats are soft and tender.
Reduce the stock if much, add palm oil. Cover and cook for 5min.
Wash your vegetables properly (water leaf n ugwu).
Add the ugwu and cook for 3min.
Finally, add the water leaf, stir to combine. Reduce heat and allow to simmer.
Ready to be served.
Enjoy.

Edikang Ikong is a Nigerian soup typical prepared by ethnic groups in the south (Efiks, Ibibio etc). It is reminiscent of the Yoruba style Efo Riro, Both calls for similar ingredients. Edikang Ikong soup is one of my favorite vegetable soups/stew. I cooked this soup in thirty minutes, that is minus the time I used to cook the goat meat. Goat meat is not as tough as beef so, it cooked.

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