Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, ofe onugbu (bitterleaf soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup) is something that I have loved my entire life.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ofe onugbu (bitterleaf soup) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup):

1. Take Meat
2. Make ready Dried fish/stock fish
3. Make ready Bitterleaf
4. Take Palm oil
5. Take Cocoyam
6. Make ready Ogiri
7. Get Crayfish
8. Get Cameroon pepper
9. Make ready Onions
10. Take cubes Seasoning
11. Prepare Salt

Wash the Bitter leaves with hot water to get rid of as much bitterness as you can. There should be almost no hint of bitterness left in the leaves after washing. Hence Ofe onugbu is bitterleaf soup. The soup like most soups from the region has a meat / fish broth base and requires thickening which is done by adding pounded cocoyam paste (ede).

Instructions to make Ofe Onugbu (Bitterleaf soup):

1. First of all you have to prep your ingredients: Wash your bitterleaf till the bitterness is almost gone, It should still be slightly bitter tho. It's best to dry your leaves in the sun for an hour or so before washing to prevent them from scattering too much.
2. Next, wash your cocoyam thoroughly and boil without peeling. When it's done, peel off the skin and pound into a smooth paste.
3. Boil your meat and fish with salt, Seasoning cubes and onions. When your meat is almost done, add your blended pepper and crayfish and continue cooking.
4. Mix your palm oil with the cocoyam paste and add into the soup bit by bit, stirring after each addition. Add your Ogiri and cook for a few minutes till your cocoyam has completely dissolved into the soup.
5. Add your bitterleaf. Taste for Seasoning and adjust to suit your taste. Cook for about 3mins and turn off the heat. Your ofe onugbu is ready!

The peculiar taste of the soup comes from the leaves used and the presence of Ogiri (fermented pumpkin. Delicious Bitterleaf Soup ( Ofe Onuegbu). This is a delicious Nigerian delicacy made with a special vegetable bitterleaf. As the soup thickens, add onugbu leaves followed by the uziza leaves. Stir in properly, Allow simmer for about a minute.

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