Greetings to everyone in this wonderful community, hope we're all good. For the week 28 of the kids foodchallenge, I bring us a guide on how to prepare native soup with uziza leaf. https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX2J7L2yv8X6FmxMFVrUwy1t2XXgBj98cRGrXWLbxdrgr/iMarkup_20220625_041254.jpg # Cooking The Soup ## Ingredients Required Fresh Periwinkle/ Isam (2 cups) Cube season (Add to taste) Sliced Onions ( This is optional) Salt (Add to taste) 1/6 liter of palm oil Uziza leaf Ground crayfish (Add to taste) Fresh Pepper Kanda/ Meat (Whichever is preferred) Stocfish/ Smokefish (Not compulsory) Thickener/ofor( add to your desire) https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPETvK13qrunNkXFGUcL5kjXQyuNrU9TUjRkoJDddfMzD/IMG_20220611_140536_253.jpg fresh pepper & crayfish blended together

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdrTZ7RL3Fq1Ss997z36kgfXVSW7rBapXZrwXnjQbQMn1/IMG_20220611_142441_546.jpg Kanda

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeRodZqaEsjWFfpo1qbZDz1zpkbfssPuQsj4VGBLCN3Tm/IMG_20220611_145441_521.jpg Thickener and cube seasoning

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf9cYjN2EgGRhwqwx1VehBxccf4nvrWvmnUyXNWWNdDa5/IMG_20220611_141142_320.jpg Sliced Onion

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQAjmbtuDuUBMBoqVR17yvpfWyhqScoTY5jQNAj8b4cSK/IMG_20220611_144327_117.jpg sliced uziza leaf

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUSeD9t8Eck6G2L7QaJWQDQkUfZXw9YeEJBqhVayLJcEo/IMG_20220611_142511_545.jpg Already washed stockfish and smoked fish

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaUhkK1JjDqUUSpM1nMHnZfB8S1gzoh8G74i5pNV7HKaB/IMG_20220611_145031_461.jpg Palm oil

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUtvtT6Ry9eEzx8WG7kixo1x1Eoj8qJDASri4M1byYJMW/IMG_20220611_142537_417.jpg Fresh periwinkle & Snail # PROCEDURES ### Step 1. Place your cooking pot on the fire and allow to heat for a while, then gradually pour in your palm oil and put in the onion. Turn continuously to avoiding burning, do not fry for too long and pour in water.

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUNbDxtA6cqMXr57u8Qj8mpxgkJfsHRFxY1TzADzdDbqd/IMG_20220611_145048_644.jpg Pouring palmoil into my heated pot

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVSmpgfqkZ1515s7b54qyAd4YZog68hSucZpuVXSnzQ7T/IMG_20220611_145223_917.jpg Turning continuously after adding onions to avoid burning

![IMG_20220611_145357_606.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWbrNussqYCXYb8ay8squYa3amsdg4shwpw8P2uvfd86i/IMG_20220611_145357_606.jpg) Pouring in water ### Step 2. Put in cube seasoning, grounded crayfish and fresh pepper. Cover the pot and allow to boil for 3 mins.

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRipQXCL6isyeKvszdAd6xUfTxjroBNvXCrgf1LjDGE8q/IMG_20220611_145546_609.jpg Adding the crayfish and pepper blend

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdGFDy55PP7Ca2zWMGFN4VdWuAFxsgziN4dbtiiKbsXZc/IMG_20220611_145514_680.jpg Adding cube seasoning

### Step 3. Put in the Kanda, stockfish, Periwinkle, salt and whatever extra ingredient you have to add, except the thickner and the leaf. Then turn properly afterwards and allow to cook for 15 minutes.

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSsGuG7jUxRvoD8iKd5Ft8XExMD8AjKErR5PGN3SkagNP/IMG_20220611_150649_776.jpg Putting in the Kanda

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfYJUstkd9126wNBmhgaLKR6WY58HK1qpqQAYyY2mWB39/IMG_20220611_150612_297.jpg Putting in stockfish & smokefish

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSML6igkhbgSgTS7Gzp9SkYe1wqcJnhiocJywnAS5dCjL/IMG_20220611_150452_388.jpg Putting in periwinkle/isam

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVfGtTUwqJq2KxxGiEWRHVCfsyy1cjBo4ZsKiNn1QyaFG/IMG_20220611_151649_302.jpg Adding salt

![IMG_20220611_150712_524.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSd42Pr4WDr288vzyJ2gXogxiLTLZjACMKJCkD59wLSkE/IMG_20220611_150712_524.jpg) Turning properly ### Step 4. Add your thickner and cook for 5 mins. Then turn soup properly. ![iMarkup_20220625_041333.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNwPowfNBb247bUvdJZ91VenqAsmqdasVBYZHPDihwGhv/iMarkup_20220625_041333.jpg) Adding the thickner ### Step 5. After the 5 minutes of cooking add the uziza leaf and allow to cook for 5 minutes.

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmex8bx4R263kZfDUYLkLnedgid722v32EVMbGd8LCVZbq/IMG_20220611_152634_600.jpg Adding the leaf

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNTRYKHPbEKenU4iYCBmLt8aHSURNRp9ncsbGpJTKFPjy/IMG_20220611_152653_611.jpg Allow to cook for 5 minutes

### Step 6. When your soup cooks for 5 minutes, turn it properly and turn off your cooker. The soup is ready. It be eaten with garri, semovita or whatever you desire. ![iMarkup_20220625_035057.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUB58U5dd1EgVywGZ1jrHjySE3GwkziuL8JvmjmzAANvy/iMarkup_20220625_035057.jpg) Soup served hot with garri.