Recipe: Eating on a Dime Onugbo soup

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Onugbo soup. This soup is popular because it could be made in more than five different ways by different ethnic groups in Nigeria. It can also be refrigerated for a very long time (even though I recommend two weeks at most for most Naija soups) Below is the images for Ofe Onugbu (bitterleaf soup) Here is a guide to making the much talked about "ofe onugbu". Bitterleaf Soup (Ofe Onugbu) Bitterleaf Soup.

How to Cook Bitter Leaf Soup [Video] Ofe Owerri Bitter leaf Soup also known as (Ofe Onugbu / Obe efo Elewuro or Miyan shuwaka) is a delicious traditional Nigerian soup.

It is prepared with a bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) and although the name suggest that it is a bitter soup, that's not the case.

The bitter leaves used for this soup ,are properly washed and squeezed ,until there is only a slight taste of bitterness left.

You can have Onugbo soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Onugbo soup

1. You need of Fresh pepper.

2. It’s of Onugbo.

3. Prepare of Salt.

4. It’s of Star.

5. It’s of Red oil.

6. Prepare of Grinded crayfish and pepper.

7. It’s of Onion.

8. Prepare of Stock fish.

9. You need of Meat.

10. Prepare of Ogiri.

11. It’s of Achi.

Onugbu Soup is a Nigerian Igbo native soup that is prepared with bitter leaves, cocoyam, palm oil, ogiri (fermented oil seeds) and other cooking ingredients that will be listed later.

Onugbu soup which is also known as bitter leave soup in the English tongue is the most sorted and preferred soup by the Igbo people of Nigeria hence used in every.

After onugbu soup base has boiled very well, you can add the tickener (cocoyams).

The quantity depends on how thick you want the soup.

Onugbo soup step by step

1. Wash the onugbo leaves very well..

2. Boil meat and stockfish.

3. Pour in redoil and water into the boiled meat and stockfish,after 10-12minutes sprinkle in achi,after 5mins add ogiri,crayfish,pepper and salt..

4. Then star cubes and the onugbo leaves stir and boil for 2mins..

If you like it light like mine, add very little thickener.

You can always adjust and add more later.

Let it boil before adding the washed bitter leaves.

Stir, check for taste and leave to cook.

Ofe onufgbo is a low carb soup because the properties of the leaf serve as a body cleanser and help you to maintain your weight.