Onugbu Soup

Onugbu Soup Recipe

Name: Onugbu Soup

Origin: Eastern Nigeria

Ingredients:

• Bitter leaf (onugbu)
• cocoyam (ede) or ofor
• palm oil
• assorted meat
• stockfish
• dried fish
• crayfish
• pepper
• onions
• ogiri or iru
• seasoning cubes
• salt
• water

Steps:

1. Wash and squeeze the bitter leaf repeatedly to reduce excess bitterness
2. Cook the assorted meat with onions, seasoning, and salt until tender
3. Add stockfish and dried fish and continue cooking
4. Blend cocoyam or mix ofor with water and add to the pot to thicken
5. Add palm oil and allow to simmer
6. Stir in ground crayfish, pepper, and ogiri
7. Add the washed bitter leaf and cook until well combined
8. Adjust seasoning and allow the soup to simmer briefly before serving