Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, onugbu (bitterleaf) soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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. Home >> Nigerian Soups Recipes >> Bitterleaf Soup (Ofe Onugbu).
Onugbu (bitterleaf) soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Onugbu (bitterleaf) soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook onugbu (bitterleaf) soup using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Onugbu (bitterleaf) soup:
- Prepare Chicken laps
- Make ready Pomo, dry fish & stockfish
- Prepare Washed and squeezed bitterleaf
- Take Thickener (coco yam preferably)
- Take 3 cooking spoons Red Palm Oil
- Make ready Pepper, salt and ground crayfish (to taste)
- Make ready cubes stock
- Get 1 teaspoon Ogiri Igbo (traditional seasoning)
Delicious Bitterleaf Soup ( Ofe Onuegbu). This is a delicious Nigerian delicacy made with a special As the soup thickens, add onugbu leaves followed by the uziza leaves. Hence Ofe onugbu is bitterleaf soup. 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).
Instructions to make Onugbu (bitterleaf) soup:
- Boil the pomo, stock fish and dry fish till properly done
- Wash the chicken and add to the pot of pomo and fish and continue cooking. When the meat is done, add 3 cubes of Maggi/Knorr and cook for 5 minutes.
- Check if bitterleaf is still too bitter, if it is, pls parboil to wash off bitterness.
- Add pepper, ground crayfish, bitter leaves and cook for 10 minutes. Then add the cocoyam paste (in small lumps) and the palm oil
- Cover the pot and leave to cook on high heat till all the cocoyam lumps have dissolved. You can add more water if you feel that the soup is too thick.
- Add salt to taste and the soup is ready. Serve with eba, semo or any other swallowables
Ofe Onugbu is a popular soup in the Eastern region of Nigeria. It is the Igbo bitterleaf soup and the key ingredient for this soup as the name implies is Onugbu (bitter leaves) with cocoyam used as. Bitter Leaf Soup, also known as Ofe Onugbu is a popular and delicious Nigerian soup. 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.
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