{"id":3660,"slug":"white-bean-and-pumpkin-leaf-soup","title":"White Bean and Pumpkin Leaf Soup","description":"This recipe for white bean soup is a blend of beans and vegetables.","ingredients_raw":["6 cups dried white beans","1 bunch of fluted pumpkin leaves (ugwu)","1 red bell pepper, diced","1 green bell pepper, diced","1 teaspoon chile powder","4 stock cubes","7 cloves garlic, minced","1 cup (or 1 handful) crayfish, finely-chopped or ground","1½ large onions, diced","¼ bottle of red oil","Salt to taste","Pepper to taste","Cooked meat for garnish"],"ingredients_norm":["dried white bean","fluted pumpkin leaf","red bell pepper","green bell pepper","chili powder","stock cube","garlic","crayfish finely chopped or ground","onion","red oil","salt","pepper","cooked meat"],"steps":["Pick over the beans to remove any debris. Transfer to a large pot, and add enough water to cover by at least 2 inches (2.5 cm).","Soak for several hours. Drain, then add fresh water.","Pound the beans for some time until you're sure it's all in little pieces.","Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat, then simmer until beans start to soften (around ½ hour).","Add pumpkin leaves, bell peppers, any soup seasoning of your choice, chili powder, garlic, stock cubes, onions, and red oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.","Simmer for ½–1 hour, until beans are soft and it's thick to your satisfaction.","Stir in cooked meat.","Serve and enjoy!"],"categories":["Soup recipes","Nigerian recipes","Camping recipes","Slow cooker recipes","Recipes using white bean","Vegetarian recipes","Boiled recipes","Recipes using red bell pepper","Recipes using green bell pepper","Recipes using chile","Recipes using dehydrated broth","Recipes using fluted pumpkin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":120,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":"12","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:White_Bean_and_Pumpkin_Leaf_Soup","source_ref":"4515418","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:White_Bean_and_Pumpkin_Leaf_Soup&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"b923a27c0cfedbed3e382bca6666f60c6f13ec5bb710e3a6e3a94564605d4aaa","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:31Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/white-bean-and-pumpkin-leaf-soup"}