Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, banga soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Banga soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Banga soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
This Banga soup is one of many delta state soups in Nigeria. While it is indigenous to the Deltas, it is also loved and enjoyed by both People from Edo state and all over the Niger Delta states. Nigerian Banga Soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook banga soup using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Banga soup:
- Get 1 kg Palm fruits (banga)
- Make ready 500 g meat (assorted meat or chicken)
- Prepare 1 large sized fresh catfish
- Get Prawns (optional)
- Take 1-2 cups periwinkles
- Take 1 medium onion
- Take 1/2 cup crayfish
- Get 6-8 scotch bonnet chillies
- Get 1 tbsp ataiko
- Take 1 tsp irugege
- Get 1 obonrubebe stick
- Take 1 handful dried Beletientien leaves
- Take 1/2 handful dried and crushed bitterleaf
- Make ready 4 Seasoning cubes
- Make ready Salt
Banga Soup : Delta State Native Banga Soup. Banga Soup is a Nigerian soup that is native to the Southernarts of Nigeria. It is very similar to the Igbo's Ofe Akwu, but the additional spices used for. Banga soup is one of the best nourishing soup you can make with palm nut.
Instructions to make Banga soup:
- Wash your meat with warm water and salt - Wash your fish with warm water and lime juice to get rid of the sliminess - Cook your Banga and extract the juice - Grind your crayfish together with the ataiko and irugege. - Blend your pepper - Chop your onions
- Precook your meat with the chopped onion, 2 Seasoning cubes and salt. Cook till the meat is almost done and the water is almost dried up.
- Pour your palm fruit extract into a pot and boil for about 15mins or until it starts to thicken. Add your ground spice mix (crayfish, irugege and ataiko) and obonrubebe stick and cook for a few more minutes.
- When the soup has thickened considerably, add your precooked meat, fresh fish, blended chillies, 2 seasoning cubes and salt. Cook till the fish is done, your meat should also be done by now.
- Add your Beletientien leaves and bitterleaf, taste for Seasoning and adjust to suit your taste; simmer for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat and serve with your favourite swallow.
All it takes is an assortment of spice flavorings, an assortment of meat and fish, and finishing it off with a touch of. Nigerian banga soup is a quick and delicious Niger-Delta style palm nut soup. It is very easy to make and packed full of flavour from the herbs and spices used in making it. Banga or ofe akwu is a flavorful Nigerian soup made with palm fruit, beef or dried fish, vegetables, and seasonings such as salt and chili pepper. The soup is traditionally paired with various fufu dishes.
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