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Ager Soup

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Ager soup is a typical Nigerian draw soup prepared from the pulp obtained from ager tree. It is commonly consumed by the Tiv people.

Yield 2–3

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh ager leaves
  • 2 tablespoons palm oil
  • 0.4 kg beef, rinsed
  • 1 smoke-dried catfish, rinsed
  • 2 teaspoons nune (locust bean cake)
  • 1 Maggi cube
  • 3 fresh bell peppers, blended
  • 5 medium tomatoes, blended
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1
    Scrape off the white flaky skin of the ager stalk. Pound gently for a few minutes to remove the ager pulp.
  2. 2
    Squeeze the pulp in a small amount of water to extract the slippery juice. Sieve this product to separate the juice from the fibres.
  3. 3
    Heat a little water in a pot, and add the ager juice.
  4. 4
    Add the palm oil, blended pepper, blended tomato, beef, and fish. Cook for few minutes, stirring continuously until an elastic consistency is achieved.
  5. 5
    Add nune, maggi cubes, and salt to taste.
  6. 6
    Serve with swallows as desired.
Category
Soups

Dietary Information

Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ager_Soup