How To prepare Gbegiri.

Gbegiri Soup

Gbegiri soup is a Yoruba (Western Nigerian) soup prepared with beans. it comes alive when you add Ewedu Soup and meat stew.

Ingredients:

• 150g Black Eyed or Brown Beans.
• 1 small smoked Mackerel/Titus.
• 1 tablespoon ground crayfish.
• 1 big stock cube.
• 1 cooking spoon palm oil Pepper.
• salt (to taste).

Method:

Step 1

• Ensure you have some Beef & Chicken Stew 
• Remove the beans coat and soak the beans for about 3 hours.

Note: This soaking makes the beans soft so that it cooks in less time.

• Pound the pepper and grind the crayfish.

Step 2

• Put the peeled and soaked beans into a sizeable pot. 
• Pour water to cover the beans and start cooking at medium heat. While the beans is cooking, prepare the Ewedu Soup which is used to eat the Gbegiri Soup. 
• Cook the beans till they become so soft that it practically melts when you mash it with yourz fingers and done. 
• Mash the very soft beans with a potato masher. You can also blend it with your kitchen blender for a very smooth consistency. 
• When you are happy with the smoothness of the beans, 
• Add the smoked fish, salt, pepper, crayfish, stock cube and palm oil. 
• Cover the pot and cook at medium heat for about 5 minutes or till the oil blends with the rest of the ingredients. 

Note: This is when the oil changes from red to yellow. Stir from time to time so it does not burn. That's it! The Gbegiri Soup is Ready!. 

• Serve along side with Ewedu and stew.