How to Prepare Tasty Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup

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How to Prepare Tasty Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup. Onunu is another interesting delicacy from Rivers State. Interesting because of the way it is prepared. I mean, we all know pounded yam, but this is yam pounded with boiled plantains and then finished off with Palm oil and fresh pepper if you wish to add it.

It can be enjoyed with stew, or pepper soup, preferably chicken.

Pounded Yam Without Mortar: How to Make Pounded Yam With Fresh Yam.

Onunu is a River state delicacy.

You can have Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup using 3 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup

  1. It’s 1 of . Ripe Plantain, 2. Yam, 3. Turkey. 4. Red oil. 5. Salt.

  2. It’s 6 of . Cubes. 7. Scent leaf. 8. Ginger. 9. Garlic. 10. Fresh pepper.

  3. Prepare 11 of . Fresh tomatoes, grinded crayfish.

This meal will leave you wanting more.

See recipes for Onunu with fresh fish pepper soup, Onunu too.

Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup.

When the yam's soft you can then add the plantain and continue pounding so the plantain would mix well with the yam. when that's done add a little We all know how to make pepper soup, so I don't think I need to include the procedure for pepper soup.

Onunu(Rivers State Delicacy/Pounded Yam)with Turkey Pepper Soup instructions

  1. Wash the turkey, place them in a pot. Add the blended onions, ginger, garlic, fresh pepper and tomatoes to it. Add salt, cubes. Allow to steam. Add a little water. Allow to boil for few minutes. Add the scent leaf..

  2. Cut the yam to pieces.. Cut the plantain into two or three pieces but not peeling off the skin..

  3. Wash and put them in the boiling water, add salt and allow to cook.

  4. Wash the mortar and pestle. Dry with a clean napkin. Add the grinded crayfish and salt inside the mortar..

  5. Remove, peel the cooked plantain and pound in the mortar.

  6. Pound the plantain till smooth..

  7. Add the cooked yam and pound together..

  8. Pound and mix together.

  9. Add the red oil and mix properly with the pestle..

  10. Serve the sweet (onunu) pounded yam with the turkey pepper soup.

Rivers State Meal, Onunu And Fish Pepper.

Onunu is a traditional delicacy from the Ijaw and Kalabari people of Rivers state usually served with a sauce.

When both yams and plantains had boiled till soft, drain.

Pound yams in a mortar till pulpy then add the Your onunu is ready!

Pound the yam and the plantain until a fine product is achieved.