Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way
Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way

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Ofe Akwu (Banga Stew) is a traditional Nigerian Stew prepared with palm fruit concentrate. In this video, I will show how to prepare this stew with tinned. The Banga stew (ofe akwu) is very easy to make and very popular in the eastern part of Nigeria, almost every ingredient used in Making this stew could be gotten from the farm.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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The ingredients needed to make Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way:
  1. Prepare 1 . Fresh palm fruits or 800g tinned palm fruit concentrate
  2. Get 2 . Cow tail or any meat of your choice
  3. Make ready 3 . Fresh or dry salmon fish or anyone of your choice
  4. Get 4 . Scent leaves
  5. Get 5 . Fresh or dry pepper
  6. Take 6 . 2 onion bulbs
  7. Make ready 7 . Seasoning cubes
  8. Take 8 . Crayfish. Grounded!
  9. Prepare 9 . One tomato paste
  10. Make ready 10 . Salt to taste

Banga stew/soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. Ofe Akwu is mostly served with boiled rice, unlike the Delta version which is mainly served with Starch or other swallows. Ofe Akwu can be prepared with either Fresh fish on it's own or with meats. I prefer to use just meats but for the sake of this recipe, I'll add fresh fish, just so I can explain how and when.

Steps to make Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way:
    1. Cook the meat with seasoning cubes, salt and onion until it becomes soft and easy to chew, or season the meat with seasoning cubes and grill in an oven, if you have one. Then set them aside.
  2. Grind and blend the spices to powder. Also blend the pepper
  3. . Wash the dry fish if you're using dry fishand remove the centre bone. Or boil your fresh fish together with your meat
  4. Boil the palm fruit for 20 to 30minutes, pound with a mortar and pestle, transfer into a bowl, add water and extract the juice using a sieve.
  5. Boil the juice for about 15 to 20minutes or till it becomes thick.
  6. Add the dried fish or your already steamed fresh fish, grounded crayfish mix, precooked meat, ground pepper and salt and seasonings to taste. Then boil for another 10 minutes.
  7. Add scent leaves, and some more seasonings (if necessary). Simmer for about 2 or 3minutes.
  8. Our favourite Ofe Akwu is ready for consumption…
  9. Serve with white rice..
  10. Yours truly chef Emryson 😍😍😍

Ofe akwu is a special local stew prepared with local spices and scent leaves which gives it a distinguishing taste and aroma. Ofe akwu and rice are often served together. Globalfoodbook has detailed the easiest method of cooking this delicacy. Ofe Akwu is the Igbo-style Banga Stew/Soup. It is a It's common to see Ofe Akwu served as a sauce for boiled Rice or yams,but you can also enjoy it with boiled plantains and a lot more.

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