Bitter leaf soup
Bitter leaf soup

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Bitterleaf Soup Bitterleaf soup is one of the most traditional soups in Nigeria. It is native to the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria and most Igbos will tell you that this is their favourite soup in the world. How to Cook Bitter Leaf Soup [Video] Bitter Leaf soup is a robust West African soup, predominant in countries like Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. This dish is neither a soup nor sauce, but something in between - a slightly soupy vegetable that is served to accompany starchy food like fufu.

Bitter leaf soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Bitter leaf soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook bitter leaf soup using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Bitter leaf soup:
  1. Prepare 2 cup washed bitterleaf
  2. Take 1 rap of ogiri
  3. Make ready 2 rap of okpehe
  4. Get 1 cup stock fish
  5. Take 1 kilo of goat meat
  6. Take 5 pieces cocoa yam
  7. Get 3 cubes known maggi
  8. Make ready 5 pieces pepper(blended)
  9. Prepare 1/4 cup palm oil
  10. Take Salt to test

Our recipe this week is Bitter Leaf Soup popularly known as "Ofe Onugbu" in Eastern Nigeria. Contrary to it's name, it is a delicious recipe that has its nutritional benefits to our bodies. Bitter leaf regulates blood sugar levels and repairs impaired pancreas. Bitter leaf soup, like most other Nigerian soups is named after the particular leaf which is used in preparing it.

Steps to make Bitter leaf soup:
  1. Wash meat and stock fish with salt add maggi and little water and boil for 15min
  2. Wash cocoyam and boil for 10min,when its soft pound with palm oil until soft without lump.
  3. Add the cocoyam and stir,add ogiri,okpehe and pepper for 5min
  4. Wash and boil bitter leaf for 3min,rinse with cold water and put in the pot stir together after 3min turn off heat.
  5. Soup is ready can be eaten with semi as in pic above

Bitter leaf regulates blood sugar levels and repairs impaired pancreas. Bitter leaf soup, like most other Nigerian soups is named after the particular leaf which is used in preparing it. But of course, you need to wash this leaf to remove at least ninety percent of the bitter taste, just so you don't end up with a very bitter soup. Add remaining seasoning cubes, crayfish, ground pepper, dry fish, stock fish and salt. Ndolé (or N'Dolé, or Ndole) is a hearty soup from Cameroon.

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