# Efo Iyana Ipaja

Efo Iyana Ipaja, also known as Hospital too far leaf,  is a versatile leaf used in Nigerian cuisine, in dishes like egusi and efo riro, and it can even be used as herb.

- Cuisine: Ethiopian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- hospital too far leaf
- salt
- red palm oil
- chopped pepper
- chopped onion
- smoked fish
- stock cube
- seasoning
- salt
- turkey wings
- beef
- stock

## Instructions

1. Rinse hospital too far leaf and soak it with salt for about three minutes.
2. Slice the leaf and blanch it.
3. Add red palm oil, chopped pepper, chopped onion, smoked fish, stock cube, seasoning and salt to a pot and mix.
4. Add the turkey wings, beef, and stock and mix everything together.
5. Cover the pot and let it cook.
6. Add the blanched hospital too far leaf, and mix.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pot
- blender

## Tips

- The cook recommends wearing gloves when plucking the leaf from the stem because it can itch your skin.
- It is important to blanch hospital too far leaf before cooking to avoid reactions.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJRsTTlsfYv/?igsh=MW5zMHBmeTdzcW0zZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b36c92f2-fcd0-4356-8a15-6ad46d334987
- Extracted: 2025-05-08

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