Easiest Way to Prepare Concoction Perfect Bitterleaf soup

Bitterleaf soup. Bitterleaf Soup Bitterleaf soup is one of the most traditional soups in Nigeria. It is native to the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria and most Igbos will tell you that this is their favourite soup in the world. How to Cook Bitter Leaf Soup [Video] Bitterleaf soup - Ofe onugbu (as the Igbos like to call it) is very delicious and also comes third on my list of Nigerian popular soups.

It has a slightly bitter taste but most Nigerians swear by its nutritional and health benefits. This soup is made with a leafy green, native to parts of Africa, known as Bitter leaf. Jump to: Bitter Leaf soup is a robust West African soup, predominant in countries like Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. You can cook Bitterleaf soup using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bitterleaf soup

1. You need of Bitterleaf.
2. Prepare of Palm fruit/ Banga.
3. Prepare of Ogiri.
4. Prepare of Cocoyam.
5. You need of Uziza seed.
6. You need of Beef.
7. Prepare of Shaki/cow stripes.
8. Prepare of Cow intestines.
9. Prepare of Stock fish.
10. You need of Dry fish.
11. You need of Dry pepper.
12. It's cubes of Seasoning.
13. Prepare of Grounded crayfish.
14. You need to taste of Salt.

This dish is neither a soup nor sauce, but something in between - a slightly soupy vegetable that is served to accompany starchy food like fufu. Bitterleaf soup (ofe onugbu) is one of the most traditional soups in Nigeria. It is native to the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria. The name is quite misleading in that a well prepared Bitterleaf Soup should not have even the slightest bitterness.

Bitterleaf soup instructions

1. Season your meat with salt, season cubes and pepper and cook till tender. Then add your stock fish and dry fish. Cook for another 5mins..
2. Wash your palm fruits and Cocoyam. Set on fire and leave to cook till tender.
3. Pound your palm fruits. Add some and sieve to get the juice..
4. Then use your hand the peel off the back of the Cocoyam and pound together with your uziza seed..
5. Set your palm fruit juice on fire. Leave to simmer for about 20mins. Then add your precooked meat with your stock fish and dry fish. Then immediately add your ogiri and bring to boil..
6. Cut your Cocoyam into lumps and add to the soup and cover for the Cocoyam to dissolve..
7. Now add your Bitterleaf and stir together. Then add your grounded crayfish, stir together and your soup is ready.
8. Enjoy your soup with any swallow of your choice. For me the best sallow for this soup is Akpu/fufu 😂😂😋😋😋.

Bitter leaf soup or ofe onugbu is another popular Nigerian soup made with bitter leaves and cocoyam paste. This delicious Nigerian soup is packed full of flavour, hearty and quite filling too. Ofe onugnu is similar to the Camerounian Ndole. Skip the optional ingredients to make the most basic Ndolé soup. Ndolé (Bitterleaf) Soup Recipe Ndolé (or N'Dolé, or Ndole) is a hearty soup from Cameroon.

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