Nigerian Ofe Akwu (Palm Fruit Soup)
Nigeria
Published method, 6 steps.
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram fresh palm fruits (or canned palm fruit concentrate)
- 700 grams assorted meat (e.g. beef, shaki, goat, oxtail)
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 seasoning cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 200 grams stockfish (panla), soaked and cleaned
- 1 tablespoon ogiri okpei (fermented locust bean paste)
- 1 teaspoons ground ehuru (African nutmeg)
- 3 Scotch bonnet chile peppers, puréed
- 150 grams smoked fish, deboned
- 3 tablespoons ground crayfish
- 150 grams uziza leaf or bitter leaf, shredded