Banga Soup (Nigeria)

Description: A rich and flavorful palm fruit-based soup popular among the Urhobo and Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta.
Ingredients:

• 4 cups palm fruit extract (or canned banga concentrate)

• Assorted meats (goat meat, beef, shaki)

• Fresh fish or dried fish

• Periwinkle (optional)

• 1 onion (chopped)

• Crayfish (blended)

• Banga spice mix (Oburunbebe stick, beletete leaves if available)

• Scotch bonnet peppers (blended)

• Seasoning cubes

• Salt to taste
  Instructions:

1. Boil meat and stockfish with onions and seasoning cubes until soft.

2. In a separate pot, bring palm fruit extract to a boil. Let it cook until thickened and oil begins to float.

3. Add in your cooked meats, fish, crayfish, pepper, and Banga spices.

4. Simmer until well incorporated and flavorful. Serve hot with starch, eba, or pounded yam.