Bitter leaf Soup (Onugbu Soup)

Onugbu Soup (Bitter leaf Soup)

INGREDIENTS

·       Bitter leaf(washed and squeezed)

·       Cocoyam

·       Palm oil from palm fruit extract

·       Assorted fish(dry and stock fish)

·       Pepper

·       Salt

·       Crayfish

·       Seasonings

·       Ogiri

PREPARATION

1.    Before you cook make sure the bitter leaf is well washed. Boil the bitter leaf for 15 minutes and pour in cold water.

2.    Wash and cook the cocoyam till soft then peel the back and then use mortar and pestle to pound the cocoyam until a smooth paste.

3.    Then cook the stock fish and dry fish till it gets done. Wash the beef and add to the pot and continue cooking.

4.    When the meat is done, add the seasonings and cook again for 5 minutes.

5.    Add pepper, grinded crayfish and palm oil and cook for 5 minutes.

6.    Add the cocoyam and boil for 5 minutes.

7.    Finally, add all the leaves to boil for 10 minutes.

8.    Serve with eba, fufu or pounded yam.