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Ofe Owerri

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Ofe owerri is a popular Igbo soup indigenous to the people of Owerri, Nigeria. It is made from either ugu or okazi vegetables. Many different recipes and variations are possible.

Total 00:15
Yield 6–8

Ingredients

  • 1 kg assorted meat (beef, goat, cow tripe, etc.)
  • 4–6 seasoning cubes
  • 3–4 cups water
  • 500 g dryfish, smoked fish, or stockfish
  • 1 cup cocoyam paste
  • 1 cup palm oil
  • 3 tablespoons ground crayfish
  • 2 tablespoons ogiri (fermented melon seed paste)
  • Fresh bell pepper or chile pepper
  • 1 cup okazi or uziza leaves, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups ugu leaves, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1
    Clean the meats and dryfish, and cut into pieces.
  2. 2
    Simmer the meat with seasoning cubes and water in a pot until tender. Add stockfish and dried fish.
  3. 3
    Stir in the cocoyam paste to thicken the soup, making sure it's well incorporated.
  4. 4
    Stir in the palm oil, crayfish, ogiri, and pepper. Simmer for 5–10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add okazi leaves, and simmer for 3 minutes.
  6. 6
    Stir in ugu leaves, and simmer for 2–3 minutes.
  7. 7
    Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve hot with pounded yam or fufu.
Category
Soups

Dietary Information

Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ofe_Owerri