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Agbugbu (a soup made with Nigerian beans and sweet potatoes)

Agbugbu (a soup made with Nigerian beans and sweet potatoes)

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A flavorful and easy-to-make soup, typical of the Igbo people in Nigeria, featuring pigeon peas and sweet potatoes.

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Taoheedah (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Cuisine: Nigerian | Difficulty: easy

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total9 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$9.03 $2.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.72
  • $0.15
  • $1.87
  • $3.16
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Rinse the pigeon beans, removing any dirt or debris, then wash them and soak them in water overnight.
  2. Drain away the stagnant water. ≈ 2 min
  3. Bring the pigeon peas to a boil in fresh water and cook until tender. Drain them.
  4. Boil the sweet potatoes in water until they are tender, then drain them.
  5. Reheat the onion, chopped shrimp, and chopped bell pepper in a pan with palm oil.
  6. Add the drained sweet potatoes and pigeon peas, and gently mix. ≈ 4 min
  7. Season to taste with salt. ≈ 2 min
  8. To serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Agbugbu (a soup made with Nigerian beans and sweet potatoes)

  • 400 g of sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces, then rinsed$3.72
  • 1 onion, sliced$0.15
  • 100 g of freshwater prawns$1.87
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped$3.16
  • 2 tablespoons of palm oil paint$0.13

Total$9.03

that's $2.26 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of dried pigeon beans
  • 400 g of sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces, then rinsed
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 100 g of freshwater prawns
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of palm oil paint
  • Salt to taste

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