Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, ofe ngbolodi na onugbu(waterleaf and bitterleaf)soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 Ngbolodi NA Onugbu(waterleaf and Bitterleaf)Soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. OFE Ngbolodi NA Onugbu(waterleaf and Bitterleaf)Soup is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ofe ngbolodi na onugbu(waterleaf and bitterleaf)soup using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make OFE Ngbolodi NA Onugbu(waterleaf and Bitterleaf)Soup:
- Make ready 1 kg Sliced waterleaf
- Prepare 200 g Washed bitterleaf(soaked in water)
- Prepare 1 kg Beef
- Take 300 g Dried Fish
- Take Palm Oil 2cooking Spoon
- Get Ground Crayfish 3cooking Spoons
- Make ready 3 tbs Dry pepper
- Make ready Okpei 3pcs(mashed)
- Prepare Seasoning Cube 3
- Get Salt
Find out how to cook this traditional soup recipe. The name is quite misleading in that a well prepared Bitterleaf Soup should not have even the slightest bitterness. This is achieved by washing and squeezing the bitter leaves (and changing. Hence Ofe onugbu is bitterleaf soup.
Instructions to make OFE Ngbolodi NA Onugbu(waterleaf and Bitterleaf)Soup:
- Wash beef,marinate for 30mins,cook with lil water, soak fish in hot water for 1min,remove from water and remove bones.
- Add to beef,add palmoil,crayfish,pepper, okpei,seasoning,cook for a min,add waterleaf,stir,cook for 1min,taste to adjust with salt, add bitter leaf last,stir,cook for 1min,viola!!!Ready to eat…
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). The peculiar taste of the soup comes from the leaves used and the presence of Ogiri (fermented pumpkin. Ofe onugbu is a traditional soup originating from Nigeria. The soup shouldn't be too thick, so it's recommended to add more water if ofe onugbu thickens too much. It also shouldn't be bitter, so bitterleaf should be well washed and squeezed before cooking, and the water in the soup should.
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