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Easy Ofe Akparata

Ofe Akparata (with Ora)

A simple but delicious soup made with Akparata and ora leaves.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Igbo, Nigerian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Beef
  • Dryfish
  • Stockfish
  • Cameroun Pepper ground (optional)
  • Scotch Bonnet ground (fresh pepper)
  • 6 cups stock and water
  • 1 teaspoon uziza seed ground (optional)
  • 6 Tablespoons ground crayfish
  • ½ cup Palm oil
  • 2 Tablespoons ground Akparata
  • 8-10 Uziza leaves
  • 3 seasoning cubes
  • salt
  • 1 small bunch Ora leaves

Instructions
 

  • Pick and finely shred uziza leaves, pick and cut ora into large pieces.
  • Wash meat and stockfish, place in a medium-sized pot.
  • Season meat and stockfish with salt and seasoning cubes. Add water and cook over medium-high heat until tender.
  • Place dry fish in boiling hot water for 1 minute, drain and rinse well in cold water, remove bones.
  • Add dry fish, Cameroun pepper, fresh pepper and ground uziza seed. Cook for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place akparata in a small bowl, pour in palm oil and mix very well to have a smooth paste.
  • Pour akparata mixture into the boiling meat and stir. Cover pot, reduce heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add crayfish and uziza leaves to boiling meat. Stir and taste, add salt.
  • Cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add Ora leaves, cook for 2 minutes and take off the heat.

Notes

  • Serve with a swallow of choice.
  • It thickens more as it cools.
Keyword akparata, nigerian soup, ora