Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, ofe onugbu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Bitterleaf Soup is the most traditional Igbo soup. Prepare it for that Igbo person in your life today. ;) Written recipe. Bitterleaf soup - Ofe onugbu (as the Igbos like to call it) is very delicious and also comes third on my list of Nigerian popular soups.
Ofe onugbu is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Ofe onugbu is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ofe onugbu using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ofe onugbu:
- Make ready Assorted meats (Beef, goat meat, snail, Ponmo, Shaki are ideal)
- Get 15 Medium Size Cocoyam (Ede)
- Take 2 handful Bitter leaves (washed)
- Get 1 Cooking Spoon Palm oil
- Get 2 dry Fish
- Take 1 stock fish(oboroko)
- Prepare 2 handful crayfish
- Take 2 Tablespoon Ogiri igbo
- Prepare 4 piece yellow pepper
- Make ready 1 Tablespoons Ground black pepper or 3 Scotch Bonnet blended
- Prepare 3 Bouillon Cubes(maggi crayfish
- Get to taste Salt
Ofe onugbu is a traditional soup originating from Nigeria. It's made with a combination of bitterleaf The soup shouldn't be too thick, so it's recommended to add more water if ofe onugbu thickens too. Bitter leaf Soup also known as (Ofe Onugbu / Obe efo Elewuro or Miyan shuwaka) is a delicious *Food Note: Bitter leaf soup is known as "Ofe Onugbu" in Igbo language, where ''Ofe" stands for. Hence Ofe onugbu is bitterleaf soup.
Steps to make Ofe onugbu:
- Start by boiling your meats, start with the tougher meats like Cow leg and Shaki first. When they’re slightly tender, add beef,stock and dry fish.leave to cook till soft….lastly add the snail
- While boiling my meat I Thoroughly Wash my Bitter leaf then boil to get rid of as much bitterness as you can. There should be almost no hint of bitterness left in the leaves after this process.
- Boil the Cocoyam with the skin on. boil till tender, this should take roughly 15 minutes on high heat
- When they are soft, gently peel the skin off and pound till smooth in a mortar. Alternatively, chop them into small chunks and purée in your electric blender or food processor till smooth, then set aside…
- Then add the blended cocoyam to the boiling meat stock Add palm oil,ogiri,pepper and grounded crayfish cover and leave to cook until the cocoyam lumps are well dissolved. !
- Add bitter leaves,maggi & salt to taste, do not mix immediately leave to simmer for 5 minutes then now mix. soup is ready. Enjoy with fufu😉
The soup like most soups from the region has a meat / fish broth base and requires thickening which is done by adding pounded cocoyam paste (ede). Bunch of Bitter leaf (you can also purchase the already-washed shredded leaves). Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf Soup) made with love TO ORDER? See recipes for Onugbu (bitterleaf) soup, Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup) too. Onugbu is used to identify the bitterleaf plant (Vernonia amygdalina).
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