via Telande World
PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 25 MINUTES
SERVES: 4 -6
INGREDIENTS
1 bunch cocoyam leaves (kontomire)
9 medium snails
1 medium smoked catfish
2 medium tomatoes
1 medium red onion
7 scotch bonnet pepper
5 cloves of garlic, minced.
1 shrimp seasoning cube
½ prekese (tetrapleura tetraptera)
100g champignon mushrooms, halved.
Salt
DIRECTION
• Cut stalk off the cocoyam leaves and wash with salt and water
• Pour water into a saucepan on a medium high heat, add cocoyam leaves, tomatoes, onion, scotch bonnet pepper, let boil for 5 minutes and take out the cocoyam leaves (to prevent over-cooking).
• Add snails, garlic, stir and let boil for 3 minutes, take out the tomatoes, onion and scotch bonnet pepper.
• Add smoked catfish, prekese and let simmer.
• Blend the cooked cocoyam leaves with the cooked vegetables into a smooth mixture and pour onto the snails and catfish and stir.
• Add the mushrooms, salt, stir and let simmer for 5minutes.
• Cocoyam leaves soup ready to serve.
