Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu
Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Hey foodies this recipe is a very simple method of making bitter leaf soup, below are the list of ingredients used for this soup. 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. This soup is popular because it could be made in more than five different ways by different ethnic groups in Nigeria.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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The ingredients needed to make Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu:
  1. Prepare 4 servings
  2. Make ready 1 kg Goat meat
  3. Get 5 big Snails
  4. Get 5 bell pepper
  5. Get Crayfish
  6. Prepare 2 knorr seasoning cubes
  7. Get 5 Cocoyam
  8. Take Cow hide(kpomo)
  9. Take Stockfish
  10. Take Dry fish
  11. Make ready Palm oil
  12. Get Onion
  13. Make ready Perewinkle
  14. Take to taste Salt
  15. Prepare leaf Bitter
  16. Get Water

Bitter Leaf Soup, also known as Ofe Onugbu is a popular and delicious Nigerian soup. It is peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Eastern Nigeria. Wash the Bitter leaves with hot water to get rid of as much bitterness as you can. There should be almost no hint of bitterness left in the leaves after washing.

Steps to make Bitter leaf soup aka ofe onugbu:
  1. Boil your meat and stockfish. Spice it with your onion, knorr cubes and salt
  2. Wash ur snail, kpomo and periwinkle and set aside
  3. Also wash and boil your cocoyam. When it's tender, pound and set aside
  4. When the meat is well cooked, add your snails, kpomo, palm oil and required quantity of water, salt to taste and allow to boil
  5. Add the cocoyam paste and allow to boil for about 10 minutes to avoid lumps
  6. Add your bitter leaf n simmer for about 5 minutes after which your soup is ready
  7. Serve with eba, akpu, semo or pounded yam.

Bitter leaf soup is a soup prepared with the freshly squeezed or dried leaves of the ever green plant called Vernonia amygdaline. Bitter leaf soup is popularly eaten by the Igbo speaking people of Eastern Nigeria, and The people of Cameroon. Called Ofé Onugbo by the Igbos, the Cameroonians. Bitter leaf Soup also known as (Ofe Onugbu / Obe efo Elewuro or Miyan shuwaka) is a delicious traditional Nigerian soup. It is prepared with a The bitter leaves used for this soup ,are properly washed and squeezed ,until there is only a slight taste of bitterness left.

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