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How To Cook Ofe Owerri

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Ofe Owerri, is a very popular traditional vegetable soup from the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria. “Ofe” means soup and “Owerri” is the capital of Imo state in South Eastern Nigeria, so as you can guess already, Ofe Owerri is peculiar to the people of Owerri especially.

Ofe Owerri is usually prepared with four different vegetable leaves, Okazi, Ugu and Uziza, Oha, although Uziza, which is quite aromatic and Oha aren’t as popular as Ugu and Okazi. I’ll be using Ugu, Uziza and Okazi. I couldn’t source fresh leaves so I’ll be using frozen Ugu, dried Okazi and little Uziza. My major problem with using frozen or dried leaves is you don’t get to control the size or consistency of the leaves, mine were too thinly sized.

Another major ingredient used in the preparation of this delicacy is Cocoyam which serves as a thickener. You’ll need to use the red Cocoyam, though I couldn’t get enough red ones so had to mix with some white ones (Ede Ofe), still turned out OK anyway. If you can’t source Cocoyam, you can use Cocoyam powder, all you need to do is mix it with hot water and make a paste like you’re making pounded yam, then add to your Ofe Owerri, alternatively, you can use Achi.

Let’s cook….

Ingredients:
600g Assorted meats (Snail, Beef, Goat meat, Ponmo, Shaki, Cow leg are ideal)

2 Cooking Spoon Palm oil

1.5 Cup washed and sliced Ugu leaves

1 Cup wash and thinly sliced Okazi leaves

3-4 Uziza Leaves (Optional)

3-4 Medium Size Cocoyam (Ede)

1- 2 Smoked Fish

2-3 Stockfish/ Stockfish Head (Okporoko)

3 Tablespoons Ground Crayfish

1.5 Cup Smoked Prawns

1 Tablespoon Ogiri

2 Tablespoons Ground Dry pepper

Bouillon Cubes

Salt to taste

Preparation:
Start by boiling your meats with a generous amount of water. Start with the tougher meats like Cow leg, Shaki, Ponmo first,. When they’re slightly tender, add beef or other softer meats…

The stock from the meats will serve as the base for your Ofe Owerri, so make sure it is well seasoned. Well seasoned stock will save you the hassle of adding more salt or seasoning later. I used just salt, Aromat seasoning and two Knorr Chicken cubes.


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