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Miyan Taushe (Hausa Pumpkin Soup)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 2–3 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Soup

Tags: easy, hausa, recipes for soup, recipes using beef, recipes using dryfish, recipes using goat, recipes using onion, recipes using palm oil, recipes with images

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AMiyan_Taushe_%28Hausa_Pumpkin_Soup%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AMiyan%20Taushe%20%28Hausa%20Pumpkin%20Soup%29&oldid=4524342

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 500 g beef or goat meat
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2–3 seasoning cubes
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Water (as needed)
  • 2 cups peeled and chunked pumpkin
  • 2 tablespoons groundnut paste (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fermented locust beans (daddawa)
  • 2–3 tablespoons palm oil or groundnut oil
  • 1–2 teaspoons ground chile pepper (to taste)
  • 1–2 pieces dried or smoked fish (optional)
  • 1 cup chopped spinach, ugu leaf, or yakuwa leaf (optional)

Directions

  1. Place the meat in a pot. Add chopped onion, seasoning cubes, salt, and enough water to cover everything. Simmer until the meat is cooked through and tender to your taste—this can take a while for tough cuts of meat.
  2. Add pumpkin chunks to the pot. Cook until they become soft (about 10–15 minutes), then gently mash some of the pumpkin to thicken the soup.
  3. Add groundnut paste if using, daddawa, palm oil, chile pepper, and fish. Stir well and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  4. Add your leafy vegetables and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  5. Add water if needed to get your desired soup thickness.

Equipment

Cooking pot, Knife and cutting board, Cooking spoon, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowl (optional, for dissolving groundnut paste or soaking dried fish)

Notes

Daddawa is fermented locust beans used to add deep flavor.

Groundnut paste adds richness but can be omitted for a lighter version.

The soup can be sweet, spicy, or both, depending on the pumpkin and chili quantity.