My culture,my heritage: African dish (bitter leaf soup)

in #food6 years ago (edited)

Fellow the chef @lapb to my kitchen to do what give me joy doing.

Am here with a full formular for making an African local continental dish "bitterleaf soup(ofe oñùgbu)

This is one of the most valued soup in the eastern part of Nigeria,west Africa. It is mostly find among the Anambrians and Eungu state.

It is a very nurtrious soup that supplies the complete classes of food in life.

Condiments/recipe:

  1. IMG-20180512-WA0007.jpgbitterleaf

2)images-4.jpgcocoyam(use as the thickener)

3)IMG-20180512-WA0003.jpgcrayfish

4)IMG-20180512-WA0006.jpgpepper

5)IMG-20180512-WA0016.jpgogiri(local flavour)

6)IMG-20180512-WA0017.jpgred oil or palm fruit oil extract

7)IMG-20180512-WA0009.jpgmaggi

8)IMG-20180512-WA0013.jpgmeat or fish

9)IMG-20180512-WA0011.jpgstock fish

10)IMG-20180512-WA0012.jpgdry fish

11)IMG-20180512-WA0010.jpgsalt

These are the ingredients needed for the preparation of onugbu/olugbu soup.
Follow me as we add it up to get to the end part.
Preparation of this wonderful dish takes forty-five (45) minutes to be ready.
Procedure

  • we start by adding the extracted palm oil or red oil in the pot.
  • add your stock fish,dry fish and allow to boil for 10minutes.
  • add the local flavour(ogiri),pounded cocoyam and meat. Allow to boil for 5minutes.
  • add the crayfish,pepper,salt and maggi to add flavour and taste. Then allow to boil for the next 10minutes.
  • add the squeezed bitter leaf and allow for 10 minutes. Wow, the soup is done and ready to eat.

IMG-20180512-WA0015.jpg

I wish I know how to add video here yo carry on in showing the practical concept of this.
Thanks for sharing your time with me. Enjoy while you give it try.

All the graphics here was covered by me in my kitchen with my gionee m5.

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Wow!!! This food might be very delicious looking at the way it was
prepared. Useful tips given. @lapb

Thank u sir,am following u

This is a very sumptuous meal grandulous culrinary expertise. Excellent sir

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