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Ofe Oha (Ora Soup)

Name: Ofe Oha (Ora Soup)
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: Bunch of fresh oha leaves; 6 cocoyam corms; 500g goat or beef; 200g stockfish; 150g smoked fish; 5 tbsp palm oil; 2 tbsp ground crayfish; 1 tsp uziza seed, crushed; Ogiri Igbo; Stock, salt

Igbo delicacy of tender oha leaves in a cocoyam-thickened palm-oil broth — festive and deeply aromatic.

1h 30m 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• Bunch of fresh oha leaves
• 6 cocoyam corms
• 500g goat or beef
• 200g stockfish
• 150g smoked fish
• 5 tbsp palm oil
• 2 tbsp ground crayfish
• 1 tsp uziza seed, crushed
• Ogiri Igbo
• Stock, salt

Method

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Boil cocoyam 25 min; peel and pound to a smooth paste.

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1
Boil cocoyam 25 min; peel and pound to a smooth paste.
2
Simmer meats and stockfish with seasoning until tender.
3
Drop cocoyam paste in small lumps into hot stock; cook 10 min until dissolved.
4
Stir in palm oil, crayfish, ogiri and uziza.
5
Add smoked fish; simmer 5 min.
6
Shred oha leaves by hand and add last; cook 2 min only.