Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ofe nsala w/ chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ofe Nsala w/ Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Ofe Nsala w/ Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

This soup is a very RICH AFRICAN DELICACY from the Eastern part of Africa Nigeria. The soup has a deep AROMATIC FLAVORS due to the spices and condiments use. This is the Nigerian Soup you want to serve your in-laws or any other special August visitor if you are a correct Igbotic person.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ofe nsala w/ chicken using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ofe Nsala w/ Chicken:

1. Prepare 1 whole hard chicken cut in pieces
2. Make ready Cocoyam boiled and pounded
3. Get 1 Tbs ground Uziza seeds
4. Make ready Handful chopped Uziza leaves
5. Prepare 4 Tbs ground crayfish
6. Take 2.5 Tbs ground cayenne pepper
7. Prepare 2 Uda crushed and deseeded
8. Make ready Salt
9. Get Cubes Seasoning
10. Make ready Dried Fish

Ofe Nsala (Nsala Soup) is the Nigerian Soup you want to serve to your in laws. It is also the easiest and quickest soup to make. Ofe Nsala is the quickest and easiest Igbo Soup to prepare making it the choice soup for special guests who are so familiar to us that they pay us impromptu visits. Ofe Nsala - White Soup is a mouth watering delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially the people of Anambra state.

Instructions to make Ofe Nsala w/ Chicken:

1. In a clean pot, add chicken, pepper, crayfish, seasoning cubes, salt, uda, and ground Uziza seeds. Remember to add the amount of salt and seasoning that suit your taste.
2. With a wooden spatula, mix ingredients thoroughly, add water to a but above the chicken, cover the pot and allow to cook till the chicken is almost completely cooked. Please, note that you may need to add more water for the chicken to cook properly.
3. Add in chopped Uziza leaves and dried fish, stir, and allow to cook for 3 mins.
4. Stir, then add pounded cocoyam, in small balls to the pot, stir again and allow to cook for 5 mins and your Ofe Nsala is ready. Please, note that the cocoyam is just a thickener. In the absence of cocoyam, you can use a bit of poundo powder or cocoyam powder, using a bit of water to make into a paste and add it to the pot, it will also thicken the dish. Ofe Nsala is supposed to be thick but also runny, that means you don't want the soup to be too thick that it becomes globby.
5. After adding the thickener, if the soup is too thick, add some water until you get your desired consistency.

It is a very rich fresh fish Although Catfish and other types of fishes are traditionally used for Ofe Nsala, I find it tastier with hard/ old Chicken, Goat meat and even Smoked. Do you want to know how to cook Nsala soup with chicken? This is very good because we will give you one simple recipe. Follow these steps and satisfy the appetite of your African dishes are very popular for their ingenious and delicious taste. One of such dishes is Ofe Nsala, it's also known as Afia Efere.

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