Ofe Onugbu | Bitter Leaf Soup Recipe

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Boil meat with simple seasonings, salt, and pepper, with meat seasoning optional.
  2. 2Add stock fish and dried fish/catfish to cooked meat and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. 3Wash and prepare bitter leaves, making sure they are properly washed, soaked, and boiled to remove excess bitterness.
  4. 4Add palm oil to the stock.
  5. 5Once the oil starts mixing with the stock, add all other ingredients: crayfish, peppers, Cameroon pepper, Maggi etc.
  6. 6Add thickener, such as blended boiled coco yam or achi, bit by bit, watching how it thickens every 2-3 minutes.
  7. 7Add ogiri or Iru as an alternative.
  8. 8Add any other cooked fish or meat you want, adding it last so it doesn’t overcook.
  9. 9Add washed bitter leaves.

Ingredients

  • meat
  • simple seasonings
  • salt
  • pepper
  • meat seasoning
  • stock fish
  • dried fish
  • catfish
  • African Smoked Catfish
  • bitter leaves
  • palm oil
  • crayfish
  • peppers
  • fish powder
  • achi
  • Maggi Naija Pot seasoning
  • ogiri
  • iru powder
  • Cameroon pepper
  • smoked fish

Equipment

pot