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Atyever Soup

Atyever soup is a slippery Nigerian soup made from jute leaves. It is consumed by people from the Tiv tribe, and it is easy to prepare.

Ingredients

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  • water2 cup
  • atyever (jute) leaves, rinsed and sliced2 cup
  • palm oil2 tbsp
  • smoke-dried catfish, smoke-dried; rinsed1
  • chile-tomato purée, see note2 tbsp
  • maggi cube1 cube
  • salt1/4 tbsp

Method 4 steps

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the atyever leaves, and boil for 7 minutes.

  2. Stir in the palm oil, catfish, chile pepper and tomatoes. Cook for 4–5 minutes.

  3. Add the maggi cube and salt. Stir slowly until the soup is slippery enough.

  4. Serve.