Ewedu soup is made from the leafy green vegetable the jute mallow leaves are considered a medicinal plant but scientifically nomenclature as Corchorus olitorius.
The leaves are made into soup and eaten. Just like chef, Lola did in the featured recipe video by giving a quick and easy procedure on how to pluck the leaves from the plant and how to make it into soup. The leaves’ mucilaginous nature is similar to Okro/Okra this is one of the many reasons people love it. It can be paired with any carbohydrate (swallow) and protein of your choice.
In this edition of mcz cuisine, Chef Lola is showing you a professional way to go about making it watch the recipe video on how to make ewedu soup.