AFANG SOUP RECIPE 

Afang soup is one of the easiest Nigerian soups you can make - it is also delicious and full of nutrition! If you live in Nigeria, it is better to grind it at the market-your soup would be less watery & the texture better (but I realise they don't wash the leaves before grinding which is why I prefer grinding at home)

There are two major ways of cooking it, most people don't know the other method which doesn't require waterleaf and it's a classic. It's called "Afang eyop" Eyop there is what the Igbos called banga. Afang eyop is prepared the same way banga soup is prepared and it goes this way:- 1. Boil the palm kernel in water until soft. This should take about 20 to 25 minutes. 2. In a mortar and pestle, pound the kernels until pulpy, then transfer the pulps to a large bowl. Add water and sieve into another bowl or pot. Keep doing this until you get enough liquid extract to make your soup. Dispose of the rest. 3. Wash and season your meats, fish (preferably fresh cat fish) and whatever else you are using and boil until soft (the same way you are doing in this video). 4. Boil the extracted palm kenel liquid for about 10 to 15 minutes. 5. Then add your meat, fish, crayfish, a little more chilli powder, salt and seasoning cube to taste and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. 5. Add your Afang leaves and let it cook for about 15 -20 minutes or less. That’s it. Don't forget to come and thank me later. :D God bless my mama.

I'm a calabar girl and Afang is my favorite soup. you cooked it very well but water was too much. we have a special waterleaf we use in cooking Afang which is 'curly waterleaf' it does not have water and very dry. next time try it

Watching this in 2024 and I just want to say thank you for taking us to the market with you. That’s what makes this video x100 better 🥺

Sis Yemi I really like that your recipes is natural and fast, you didn't talk too much, you didn't waste time. But I most also mention (as a cross-river girl) that the traditional Afang soup is not blended, the least you can do is eat pound the afang just a little bit. I am not shading your recipe, I love it.. Guys you should try it out, but I also urge you to try it the way I recommended, you see how they sliced that afang for you, cook it like that or pound it a little to soften (seems like you like soft afang) and taste the massive difference. Its my people's local meal, so I had to comment. But then again. Thank you for great content.. Loving your channel ❤👍

I cook this soup every other week, my favourite. I usually add my palm oil before I add the water leaf, then the Ukazi. The palm oil mixing with the stock, before the introduction and soaking of the waterleaf and ukazi makes it taste amazing. Nice one sisi

I want to make afang soup and and it is my first time.. Guys pray for me 😂😂 sisiyemmie nah ur hand I dey 🤷

I’m so curious to taste Nigerian food... Us Haitians, we never mix meats; like you would never see fish and goat together in one pot. So I find your cooking quite unique...

Well done. I’m partly Calabar and grew up in Calabar. We cooked the soup all the time. I’m so glad to see you didn’t add onions. A typical CALABAR person cannot stand onions in Afang soup. You did well Sisi Yemmie.

Just found out my fiance enjoys afang soup because he did his NYSC in Calabar but he loves to buy it from Calabar restaurants in Jos.. Never tasted it, never cooked it and am glad Sisi Yemmie did a video yayyyy....i enjoy watching your videos...so easy and love the explanantions. Am sure my fiance will be pleased and thank you!

Wow..it is similar to how we cook eru in Cameroon except for the fact that we let the water dry off from the soup. So yummy indeed...

ah reminds me of when i went home this Christmas. my mum blessed my whole soul with Afang! - My fav soup! and it must be with the periwinkle you suck out from the shell because it adds an extra flavour to me!

Oh wow..I guessed right. This is called eru in Cameroon. On the contrary, we don't blend the leaves. We cook the sliced ones like that..Very delicious.

This looks exactly like Mali “saga saga” the difference is that we cook it a little bit more to let the water dry. Very delicious.❤️😋

In Cameroon we call this eru, but we don’t blend our afang tho... I loveeeeee it with garri.

I just love the woman And her short way of cooking 😊😊😊

Sisi, one day do a video of the leaves you use in your cooking so that I can see if they can be found in Kenya. I really enjoy your food vlogs with my ideas, I would love to try and cook it here.

I'm Kenyan in Nigeria, i tried this and the results were perfect 😋thank you

This is almost like what we call Eru in Cameroon. But we don't grind the Eru (okazi) leaves. Looks soo yum.

Yes to Afang🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Oh my, see how FRESH the ingredients are. We here in America, using dry ingredients. It well.

I got all the ingredients for afang soup only, to realize I don't have an idea on how to cook it. Stumbled on your video and my afang soup journey ended well😋. Thanks dear.

SisiYemmie, Pls always do well to caption each interval of your cooking video with the time it takes to wait or boil a particular ingredient of soups. For example, caption clearly on the video 5mins if it should take 5mins to boil the meat and other chewables before adding waterleaf and the rest of it. it will help deaf subscribers at least since your video is targeting anyone irrespective of age and condition. My own opinion.

Hi Sisi Yemmie hope all is well☺️I was thinking if it was possible for you to look up western african dishes from for example sierra leone, liberia, togo etc that are similar to nigerian certain dishes and try to share your own recipe recreating them? That would be nice to see 😁

I just prepared the soup following every step you showed us and believe me, it turned out perfectly. Thanks

Hmmm Sisi yemmie see me ooo I pray make I no dream this soup this night!😋😋😋😋

Just recommended this video to a neighbour who wants to make Afang for the first time. You can't go wrong with Sisi Yemmie's recipe 100%.

I saw afang soup and as an Akwa Ibom babe I quickly 'fashed' the video I was watching to watch Sisi Yemmie' s. Okay Sisi over to you!

Thanks for sharing. Before adding the water leaf, wash and squeeze out excess of water,, also the dry prawn....I personally duo can not add it like that, this soup doesn't need whole dry prawns in, personal preference sha. Look yummy welldone.

My *love* for Afang soup *cannot* be compared to any other...omg 😍😍😍

Sisiyemmie God bless you for all this videos you upload....chai my future husband will enjoy ooo,cos I love to cook just like you.

In Congo we call it fumbwa leave or coco we chop it small just like u had it prior to put it in the processor we cook with peanut soup or what u guys call banga soup or in some sort of pepe soup we dont boil we add it at a very end u can even stop the fire before adding it

"Tighting it to your chest" cracked me up

Thank you so much! you've been my life saver since I moved back to Nigeria

Try grinding the afang in the market; you will see the difference in the soup texture.

Man!! That soup looks magical...like it will change my life o!! I hope the company that I purchase my food stuff has the afang and water leaves. Sisi I love your make up and hair... that's my favorite hair style for you🤗.

I love how you go straight to the point

Omggg thanks so freaking much.. I literally just tried making this soup by following your method, my first time btw and it came out very well!!!😁

Nice soap, I just miss Cameroon after watching this cos we make it too, very delicious

I am so going to prepare this soup by weekend . I like your method of cooking . It’s so easy to follow

Oh my I'm haitian and we don't have this kind of food in our menu but i would love to try it looks so good !

Sisi yemmie oh this soup recipe looks amazing and delicious omg mmmm but i can't have it eih my African how i miss everything about Nigeria thanks dear sister God bless you

Oh, I like Afang soup, very healthy recipe

😭😭😭I need to stop watching your videos it's making me soooo hungry and missing home (Cameroon) I almost licked my phone screen. Food looks delicious 😋 😋 😋 😋... I do love 😍 your videos.. I'm always looking for new recipes to make. Thanks for sharing

"Please press that subscribe button, it is free .I don't know why you are tighting, it to your chest "😂😂😂 please don't kill us with laughter sisi

In my country (Cameroon) we call it eru it is soooooo yummy

Thanks for The guidance. With your great guide I was able to make a great, delicious afang Soup. Keep it up Ma'am

I prepared this soup yesterday for the time 🥰 trust me so delicious 😋

Hi Sisi, in my country Gabon, Afang is called Nkumu

You videos make me look foward to visiting nigeria and eating nigerian delicacies...much love from cameroon

Am soo happy, waiting for this from instagram, thanks sisi love

Thanks sisi for making me learn dis so easy ! This is the only soup I ve not cooked by myself. I’m so ready to cook mine 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼👍💋

Chei!!! My favourite soup😍😍😍😍 the soup looks yummy !!!! Loving your Vlog style cooking videos 🙌🏽

Hmmm! This method is different from our calabar method, it looks yummy though

I love vegetable soup so much. Thanks for sharing Sisi Yemmie. Can I replace the waterleaf with spinach?

As an Akwa ibom girl you tried,But next time you should grind it in the market or you own a dry grinder or mortar and pestle, so you can get 50 50 afang thickness

AFANG SOUP is easily the best soup in the world. Blending the Afang leaves is like choosing fried rice to jollof rice at Nigerian parties. 😂. To get the taste of Afang soup, the Afang leaves should be pounded with a mortar. It tastes very differently, more like the road side Afang soups. Blending it would give you hotels Afang soup kind of taste which just doesn't cut it.

Chaii see freshness o. God bless my mother land.

This is why I need to come to Nigeria 😩

This your Afang make mad sense, I'll modify it to get my personal recipe. Thanks

Sisi Yemmie helping our ministry since 19kporogidim

Love the intro with you taking us along to the market.

Thanks for this recipe. Going to try it out tomorrow. One suggestion though, if you could, I think it'd be nice for you to have a list of ingredients in the video description. Would really help all the amateur chefs out there

This is exactly how I make afang soup still yearning to try the other methods😍😍😍😋

Great job, looks delicious. Na fufu I see so? Correct babe, the combo Na die. I do wanna say that once the vegetables start going in I don't cover the pot anymore. Love you plenty.

My favorite Nigerian meal.

I’m just going to the market to buy ingredients to make this soup 😃 I am from the North Eastern Part of NIGERIA but all I cook is soups from the South East 🙏😃🤗👍❤️😃🤗❤️😃💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

Just watching it, makes my mouth watery. Awesome video. Superb camera

I have never had or made afang soup before but now it’s on! Looks yum 😋

In Cameroon it's called eru. The difference is that we don't grind the afang leaves. We just chop it

That really looks appetising and delicious❤️Will definitely give this a try. Thanks for sharing❤️

Good morning love, I love your your energy. Just came across your channel on RU-vid this morning and I’ve already subscribed and watched most of your videos!! Keep up the great works beautiful!!!❤️💗🌸👌🏾😊

i have been watching your video for a long time now but never subscribed but the way u asked us to subscribe made me laugh i had to subscribe i love your contents

We call it eru in cameroon sooo sweet

I miss naija now 😩😩 my favourite soup 🍲😋 weldone Simi my fav Chef 👩‍🍳

I feel like snatching this pot of soup.kilode you can cook sha.welldone sisi yemi 👏👏👏👏

This is fresh Afang soup my favourite. Thanks sis

This recipe? Love it... Love your sincerity with pepper. I'm a pepper person too. Lol

I'm always so happy watching your channel.Do u know u are yet to bake meatpie with us,pls do cos is so strange that a whole sisiyemmie does not have meatpie recipe in her channel😅😅Nigeria most popular snack.

Hi Sisi Yemmie! Could you please make a recipe for your Indomie remix noodles, I’ve seen you cook it in a blog before but I can’t find which one and there’s no recipe video for it😭 thank you I’d be sooo grateful! God bless and keep up the good work ❤️

My one and only Sis Yemmie ooooooo.

Notification gang💃💃💃💃 like b4 watching

Thank you so much! My husband love the soup

Sisi Yemmie, which market do you usually go to? The food stuff there always looks so fresh

Super always love your methods of cooking

Can you please put the list of ingredients in the comment section so it is easier to buy the things. Thank you and the soup looked lush.

My mum is Ibibio and this is the first soup I learnt how to make from her, with plenty spanking tho... Did I mention that it's my favorite soup?

This is one of the things i miss about Nigeria. I have to make do with dried afang😭😭😭

I cannot believe that I've been waiting for it since I saw it on your Instagram post

Video editing and process was really good...your process is a bit different from mine though and that dried prawn was a winner for me.

Making this for my boyfriend this week! I knew I’d find an easy DIY video from Someone I can trust. Thanks Sis Yemz. I hafff subscribed o 😊😂😂Well done

Am planning on visiting Nigeria next month for the first time and I love smoked African Tilapia and smoked Cat fish which market would you recommend to get them from in Lagos? I love it when you take us to the market❣️

Thank you. I am so trying this today.

Yes please more cooking videos!!!!

If you live ourside Nigeria, you can spinach, which is almost waterleaf

We call it eru in Cameroon but that one is no more eru BC we don't blend it, that one looks like ndole instead, ndole without groundnut

Oh I miss Nigeria 🇳🇬 sisi why are you doing this to me now🤣salivating oooo

SisiYemmie, pls can you tell us why you didn’t add onions to boil your meat.? Thank you.

Really shouldn’t be watching this when I’m hungry 😩😩

Thanks for sharing this recipe with the world Sisi. And thank you so much for coming to my periscope channel the other day when I was making pepper soup. God bless you for showcasing our culture & life.

We call this soup in Cameroon Eru. We use the same ingredients, but we don't blend Afang(Okok).