Eru Soup (Spinach or Okazi Leaves)

Name: Eru Soup (Spinach or Okazi Leaves)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 pounds (900g) meat ((beef, tripe, cow skin, smoked turkey)); salt (to taste (½-1 teaspoon per pound of meat)); 2 tablespoons (15-16g) Maggi or bouillon powder; ¼ onion, (chopped); 1½ pounds (750g) dried fish ((or smoked turkey)); 5-6 cups (125-180g) dried chopped ukazi, (afang, or eru); 2-3 cups (475-700ml) water; 2 pounds (900g) frozen spinach, (thawed); ½ cup (25g) ground crayfish; 1 cup (240ml) palm oil ((please see notes)); salt and pepper (to taste); 1 scotch bonnet pepper ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h 5min

Soup made nutritious with spinach and okazi leaves is a healthy, satisfying Cameroonian green dish that will make your taste buds sing for joy. Pair it with any of your favorite starchy sides, and you have a complete meal!

Updated at: Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:42:45 GMT