How To Use Elbroco Santikuka To Prepare Miyar Kuka

The quantity of miyar kuka soup that the following quantities of ingredients will give you depends on the consistency you like for your soups. As you cook the soup, add water to bring it to the consistency you like.

  • 3 tablespoons of Elbroco Santikuka powder (dry baobab leaves powder)
  • 1kg cow ribs (cut into pieces)
  • 2 dry catfish
  • 2 cooking spoons red palm oil
  • 2 handfuls crayfish (2 tablespoons ground crayfish)
  • Daddawa
  • Pepper 1 onion
  • 2 big seasoning cubes
  • Salt (to your taste)

Cooking Directions for Use

  • Cook beef or mutton with seasoning cubes and onion. Some people also fry the meat after cooking it. When the meat is done, turn off the heat and add Elbroco Santikuka powder, spreading over the meat stock as you add. Then stir very well with a slotted spoon to ensure that you get a smooth mix without lumps.
  • Add the pepper, crayfish, and daddawa blend and palm oil. Stir very well.
  • Cover and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring it from time to time. Kuka is very much like ogbono hence sticks to the bottom of the pot if not stirred often.
  • After 5 minutes, add the cooked beef and some salt if necessary. Stir very well.
  • Cover and once it boils again, it is done!
  • Miyar Kuka is best served with Kouskous,Burabusko or Tuwon Shinkafa.

Notes On How To Prepare Miyar Kuka

  1. Elbroco Santikuka powder is pulverized baobab leaves that have been specially produced with high-quality leaves.
  2. Miyan Kuka needs to be seasoned very well so add your favourite seasoning (beef flavour) and use the juiciest parts of beef. I used cow ribs for this reason. You can also use tozo (beef with marbling). The quantities and varieties of meat and fish to add to your Nigerian soups is entirely up to you. The only meat we don’t normally use for Nigerian soups is chicken. Goat meat, Beef, Lamb, etc go well with Nigerian soups.
  3. In some parts of Northern Nigeria, groundnut (peanut) oil instead of palm oil is added to prepare the soup.

 

  1. With most Nigerian recipes, especially Nigerian soups recipes, we go freestyle when it comes to the quantities of ingredients. The quantities of all the ingredients listed above can be adjusted to your taste.
  2. Palm oil is essential to this soup. Once you add palm oil, you will notice a delicious change in the aroma of this soup. Elbroco Santikuka powder is darkish green so you will only notice a slight change in the colour of the soup when you add palm oil.

6.    You can use pepper (fresh or dry).

For more details on how to prepare miyar kuka and ingredients to use, please visit www.santikuka.com or send an email to info@santikuka.com