# Easy Banga Soup/Ofeakwu Recipe

A mouthwatering recipe of a  delicious banga soup.

- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Ethiopian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup Banga seeds
- 200 grams Beef
- 1 Stockfish head
- 2 Dried Catfish
- 1 Onions
- 2 tablespoons Yellow and red pepper
- 2 tablespoons Crayfish
- 2 Knorr seasoning cubes
- 2 tablespoons Banga spice
- 1 tablespoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Cameroon pepper
- 5 Okpei
- 1 handful Scent leaves
- 1 handful Ugu leaves

## Instructions

1. Wash banga seeds thoroughly before boiling.
2. Pound the already cooked banga seeds.
3. Extract the juice from the seeds using a combination of hot and cold water.
4. Boil the extracted juice, do not cover the pot fully.
5. Remove the thing that floats on top of the oil while boiling because it is bad for the body. It contains cholesterol.
6. Add the boiled banga to the half-cooked protein (beef, stockfish head, and dried catfish).
7. Add onions, salt, washed dried cut fish, yellow and red pepper.
8. Add crayfish.
9. Add the dissolved okpei in water or pounded okpei.
10. Add local banga spice.
11. Adjust taste with seasoning.
12. Stir well and allow to cook until you get the perfect consistency.
13. Add scent leaves and ugu leaves, then turn off the heat to avoid overcooking.

## Equipment

- pot
- mortar and pestle
- sieve
- spoon
- cutting board
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMBvCuT6A/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5a6631ca-9f5a-4c3b-a00c-5e65892d5898
- Extracted: 2025-04-27

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