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Nsala soup or White Soup is a tasty, fast and easy soup recipe that has its origins in the riverine areas of Nigeria. How to Cook Nsala Soup [Video] Nsala Soup is perfect for a cold rainy day due to its spicy taste. Because it is so easy to prepare, you can count on it to save the day when you run out on soup a few days before the big soup day Nsala soup or white soup as commonly called by Nigerians is a meal famous to the eastern tribe and riverine area of Nigeria. The unique feature of this soup is that you do not cook it with Palm oil.
Nigerian White Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Nigerian White Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have nigerian white soup using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Nigerian White Soup:
- Prepare 1 kg cow head meat
- Get 3 big pieces of stockfish
- Make ready 2 smoked catfish
- Take 1 handful dried oporo
- Take 1 handful yellow pepper
- Get 1 handful crayfish
- Make ready 2-3 slices yam
- Get 2 pieces utazi leaves
- Prepare 1 bunch uziza leaves
- Take to taste Salt
- Get 3 seasoning cubes
- Get 1 bulb of onions
Nsala soup, also know as white soup is a popular soup in Igboland. Igbo is a popular Nigerian ethnic group. It is also known as ''white soup" because of its light color, due to the absence of palm oil. The authentic Nsala soup recipe calls for fresh whole Cat Fish, which gives this soup its unique taste.
Steps to make Nigerian White Soup:
- Wash the cowhead and stockfish thoroughly and transfer to a pot 2 cups of water. Add some sliced onions and allow to cook.
- Add the cut yam to the cooking meat. Once the yam is cooked, remove from the pot and transfer to a mortar. Pound till smooth, but not too smooth like pounded yam, set aside.
- The cowhead takes a while to cook so remember to keep topping water. Once it's almost cooked, add the smoked catfish, pounded peppers and crayfish, seasoning cubes, washed oporo and a tsp of salt.
- Allow to cook then add the yam paste in little balls. Reduce the heat and cover pot. The yam will dissolve thereby thickening the soup.
- Once you achieve the consistency you desire, add the chopped uziza and utazi leaves. Check for seasoning, Stir and turn off the heat.
- Serve with your favorite swallow
It is also known as ''white soup" because of its light color, due to the absence of palm oil. The authentic Nsala soup recipe calls for fresh whole Cat Fish, which gives this soup its unique taste. Ofe Nsala or White Soup is an appetizing traditional Nigerian dish. The soup is most popular among the Riverine and Eastern parts of Nigeria. The soup is full of many advantages: it is easy to cook, the taste is very pleasant, the soup is very satisfying.
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