Ofe Akwukwo

Ofe Akwukwo Recipe

Name: Ofe Akwukwo

Origin: Eastern Nigeria

Ingredients:

• Beef
• shaki
• cow leg
• ponmo
• stockfish
• smoked catfish
• onion
• yellow habanero pepper
• red habanero pepper
• uziza seed
• seasoning cubes
• salt optional
• crayfish
• palm oil
• ugba
• okra
• ejakika
• uziza leaves
• ugu (pumpkin leaves)

Steps:

1. Cook assorted meats with onion, peppers, seasoning cubes and salt until tender and flavorful
2. Allow the proteins to release their natural stock without adding water
3. Add ponmo, stockfish and crayfish and cook briefly
4. Pour in fresh palm oil and ugba and allow to simmer for the flavors to develop
5. Add chopped okra in large chunks and stir gently
6. Introduce smoked catfish and ejakika and mix well
7. Add more crayfish followed by uziza leaves and ugu
8. Stir thoroughly and allow to cook until vegetables soften and the soup thickens