BROWN BEANS SOUP (OWOSEMI)

Owosemi as is widely known in the South Western part of Nigeria is a beautiful deviation from the every day soup.

It is more popular because unlike other soups that you can use to transport your Eba, Pounded yam or Semo food home, Owosemi can be used for all and sundry; from swallows to boiled yam, rice or even boiled plantains.

Do me a favour try it out and you'll sure be glad.

Recipe 11

Serves 8

3 Lbs. Dry Beans coress 1 1/2 kg
or periwinkle
1/2 Lb. Shelled Beans 250 g
8 pts. Water 4 Ltr.
1 pt. Oil 1/2 ltr.
1/4 tsp. egidije
1 whole green Plantain
5 oz. Dry Crayfish 125 g
2 Lbs. Dry fish (smoked) 1 kg
1 Lbs. Dry Bush Meat 1/2 kg
1/4 tsp. Dry pepper
Owomumu (salt)
Epo firifiri

- Wash dry beans. Cook in cold water for 1 hr. with the beans.
- Add the well cleaned bush meat, smoked fish and plantain.
- Cook for another 15 mins.
- Remove the seed and add the crushed skin of the egidije.
- Add the crayfish.
- Remove plantain from beans. Mash.
- Add the salt (owomumu; please note that any other one will turn the soup watery) and epo firifiri.
- Simmer for another 20 mins. stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot with starch, boiled yam or boiled plantain.

As you go every inch of the recipe take care not to disregard the tiniest details because it really could make a whole lot of difference. Just go whaooooooooohhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!