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Ofe Onugbu (Bitter Leaf Soup)

Name: Ofe Onugbu (Bitter Leaf Soup)
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 2 cups washed bitter leaves; 300g cocoyam, boiled and pounded smooth (or 3 tbsp cocoyam powder); 1/3 cup palm oil; 500g assorted beef, tripe and ponmo, pre-boiled with stock; 150g stockfish, soaked; 100g smoked fish; 2 tbsp ground crayfish, 1 tbsp ogiri okpei; 2 scotch bonnets blended, 2 stock cubes, salt

Classic Igbo soup of washed bitter leaves and cocoyam-thickened broth, rich with assorted meats, stockfish and palm oil.

Photo: Aderiqueza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

1h 30m 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

2 cups washed bitter leaves
300g cocoyam, boiled and pounded smooth (or 3 tbsp cocoyam powder)
1/3 cup palm oil
500g assorted beef, tripe and ponmo, pre-boiled with stock
150g stockfish, soaked; 100g smoked fish
2 tbsp ground crayfish, 1 tbsp ogiri okpei
2 scotch bonnets blended, 2 stock cubes, salt

Method

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Bring meat stock to a boil, drop in small lumps of cocoyam paste and simmer 10 minutes until dissolved.

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1
Bring meat stock to a boil, drop in small lumps of cocoyam paste and simmer 10 minutes until dissolved.
2
Add palm oil, blended pepper, crayfish, ogiri and stock cubes; simmer 8 minutes.
3
Add meats, stockfish and smoked fish; simmer 10 minutes.
4
Stir in washed bitter leaves, cook 5 minutes, season and serve with fufu or pounded yam.