Gbegiri soup (Beans Soup)

The almighty gbegiri soup, without which many would not touch their beloved amala!!!

I love gbegiri for its simplicity, it only requires four or five ingredients if we take out the crayfish and we have a very tasty sauce.

Growing up in Ibadan, Oyo state I was fascinated by how the mama put/bukas/eatery prepared them so tasty and keep their customer coming back... I must confess it wasn't the most popular dish in my home... But when we do eat it Mama yinka aka big mummy does put a lot of spin on it such as adding iru (locust beans ), dry fish, onion etc... Yum yum!!!! 

Ingredients 

*Beans (I used oloyin aka honey beans)

*Stock cubes

*Palm oil

*Dry peppers

*Crayfish 

*Water

Step 1. Start by picking the beans(to remove stones and dirts) wash then pour into a pot with clean water. Place on the cooker, cook until very very soft... Ensuring to keep eyes on it, while continuously topping it up with water... 

 

Step 2. Check to make sure the beans has softened 

Step 3. Pour the beans, through a seive 

Step 4. Using the back of a spoon, press out the beans until all the juices come through 

Step 5.... U can either discard or use leftover peels (you can add pepper, stock and Palm oil to the peels, then eat as normal) 

Step 6. Pour the extract into a clean pot

Step 7. Add in the palm oil, crayfish , stock cube and peppers... 

Step 8. Stir and allow to cook/boil... Taste for seasoning if required add more 

Step 9. It should look like this after 3-4mins on low heat 

I accompanied my with hot amala, fish stew and cooked jetu leaves (ewedu)