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.

Category: Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups atyever (jute) leaves, rinsed and sliced
• 2 tablespoons palm oil
• 1 smoke-dried catfish, rinsed
• 2 tablespoons chile-tomato purée (see note)
• 1 maggi cubes
• ¼ tablespoon salt

Instructions

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.

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