Ofe nsala(white soup)
Ofe nsala(white soup)

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, ofe nsala(white soup). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nsala soup, also know as white soup is a popular soup in Igboland. Igbo is a popular Nigerian ethnic group. 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.

Ofe nsala(white soup) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Ofe nsala(white soup) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have ofe nsala(white soup) using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Ofe nsala(white soup):
  1. Make ready full live chicken
  2. Take small sized raw Yam cubes OR Yam Powder
  3. Get 1 handfull chopped Utazi Leaves/uziza (optional
  4. Make ready 3 tablespoonful ground Crayfish
  5. Prepare 1 medium chopped onions
  6. Get 20 g smoked/dry fish
  7. Make ready 3 medium yellow pepper(habanero)
  8. Take 2 Stock/Seasoning cubes(maggi, knorr etc) Salt (to taste)

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. The major components of this soup are yam and catfish. Nsala soup, also called white soup is a very popular soup in Igboland, Southeastern Nigeria.

Instructions to make Ofe nsala(white soup):
  1. Properly wash the chicken, smoked and dry fish and set aside then season and cook the chicken with the dried fish, adding onions, seasoning cube and salt to taste. Cook until done and set aside
  2. Peel the yam cubes and boil until soft, then pound to a smooth paste, using a mortar and pestle.     In the absence of a mortar and pestle, you can place the cooked yam in a food processor/blender, add a little hot water and blend until smooth (you can use the hot water you cooked the yams in).     If what you have is yam powder, boil some hot water,add the powder and stir continuously until you get a smooth paste.
  3. Now add the yam paste bit by bit and leave the soup to cook until the paste is completely dissolved and the chicken is well done. Now, add the pepper, crayfish and smoked fish
  4. Finally, add the utazi/uziza leaves, taste for salt and simmer for 30 seconds.  Tip: you can decide to pound your uziza/utazi leaf.
  5. The nsala soup is ready best served with pounded yam or semo

The major components of this soup are yam and catfish. Nsala soup, also called white soup is a very popular soup in Igboland, Southeastern Nigeria. This is the only soup you make without palm oil, sometimes you have to "colourise" it with red peppers. Ofe nsala, as the Igbos call it, combines some local spices, pounded yam, meat, fish and vegetables into a delicious soup. This is the Nigerian Soup you want to serve your in-laws or any other special August visitor if you are a correct Igbotic person.

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