Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup)
Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup)

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, ofe onugbu (bitterleaf soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna 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 (Bitterleaf soup) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have ofe onugbu (bitterleaf soup) using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

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The ingredients needed to make Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup):
  1. Prepare Goat meat
  2. Make ready Stock fish and smoked fish
  3. Prepare 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
  4. Prepare Freshly washed bitterleaf
  5. Make ready 5 small cocoyams
  6. Get Quarter bottle of palm oil
  7. Take Seasoning cubes and salt to taste
  8. Prepare Periwinkle
  9. Get Pepper

I know but this soup is one that makes the two words work together Trust me. So on today's menu we have this delicious soup from eastern Nigeria. 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.

Steps to make Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup):
  1. Wash and peel cocoyam. Put in a pot, add water and boil until thoroughly cooked. Remove from water and pound to paste in a mortar or process in a blender. Set aside
  2. Boil goat meat in pot till tender. Add smoked, dried fish and stock fish. Add seasoning cube, salt, crayfish, pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Add pounded cocoyam and palm oil. Stir well to dissolve cocoyam paste. Simmer for another 5 minutes. You can add more water if it is too thick.
  4. Add your periwinkle and washed bitterleaf. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
  5. Your soup is ready. Serve with your choice of swallow, pounded yam, semovita, wheat, eBay.

There should be almost no hint of bitterness left in the leaves after washing. Hence Ofe onugbu is bitterleaf soup. The soup like most soups from the region has a meat / fish broth base and requires thickening Did you know: If you substitute the bitter leaves in this recipe with Ora leaves, you get "ora (oha) soup" and if you substitute in. 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.

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