Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, ofe owerri. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ofe Owerri was made popular by an Igbo song that says that he who is not rich does not eat Ofe Owerri LOL. This is because several types of meat and fish are used when preparing Ofe Owerri. But you do not have to break the bank to prepare this delicious soup from Imo State, Nigeria!
Ofe Owerri is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ofe Owerri is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have ofe owerri using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ofe Owerri:
- Prepare Assorted meats, chicken, catfish, offal, stockfish, dried fish,
- Make ready 1 bit of uziza, ugu and ukazi leaves to get a handful, seasoning
- Take Palm oil, ogili, salt and pepper, cocoyam, water
- Make ready Bulgur wheat in place of semo
Two different types of vegetables are commonly used for Ofe Owerri, which can be mixture of any of these; Ukazi(okazi)&Ugu, Ora(oha)&Ukazi(okazi) OR Ugu&Oha. Top tip: the quantity of liquid in the pot should be just a bit less than the level of the meat and fish (see the video below). Ofe is an Igbo word for 'soup', and of course, Owerri is the capital of Imo State. I got introduced to Igbo soups by my friend Amaka Akaraiwe from Anambra State.
Instructions to make Ofe Owerri:
- Start by soaking your stockfish for around an hour. After that peel and cook your coco yam until it is very soft; then pound it in a mortar until the paste comes out smooth.
- Wash the meat or chicken very well before putting it in a pot; season it to your taste, add a little water and cook till almost soft and edible. Add the stockfish, dry fish. Wash your cat fish with ACV to kill any form of bacteria.
- When you have confirmed that your meat is done, you can add your washed cat fish and leave to cook for 4 minutes. Then you can add pepper, crayfish and palm oil.
- After about 2 minutes, add coco yam in bits and leave to dissolve. Put shredded leaves, ogili and salt to taste, stir and then leave to simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Bring down your pot of nutritious Ofe Owerri because it is ready for consumption. I prefer bulgur wheat as swallow… Enjoy!
She taught me how to make many Igbo soups and dishes from scratch starting with Ofe Onugbu (bitter leaf soup) and Oha soup, which I make so well now, she would be proud. Background: Ofe-Owerri is an expensive traditional soup in Nigeria, prepared using Oha (Pterocarpus soyauxi), Ukazi (Gnetum africanum), Uziza (Piper guineense) and cocoyam (Colocasia esculanta) as the major vegetables. The soup is highly celebrated for its traditional therapeutic and nutritional potentials. Ofe Owerri , which is usually prepared with two different vegetables namely Uziza and Ugu or Uziza and Ukazi, is a favourite of the Igbos from Imo State, South-eastern Nigeria. This is a highly nutritious vegetable soup usually flavoured with aromatic Uha leaves.
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