About this dish
A rich vegetable soup made with leafy greens, palm oil, and a blend of peppers, often with meat or fish.
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Ingredients
🥬4 cups spinach or other leafy greens, chopped
🌴1/2 cup palm oil
🫑3 red bell peppers, blended
🌶️2 scotch bonnet peppers, blended
🥩300g assorted meat or fish
Method
Serves 21
Heat palm oil and cook the blended pepper mixture until it thickens and the oil rises to the top.2
Add the meat or fish and simmer until cooked through.3
Add the chopped greens and stir well to combine.4
Simmer for a few more minutes until the greens are just wilted.5
Season with salt and stock cube, and serve with pounded yam or rice.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Efo riro is a well-known Yoruba dish from Nigeria, typically eaten with a starchy side like pounded yam or eba.
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