Check Out This Simple Recipe On How To Make Ofe Achara Soup
- Ayo AL
- August 11, 2020
- Food, How Tos
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Ofe Achara is a delicious delicacy from Abia state, Nigeria.
Its key ingredient is Achara (lemongrass) and the addition of uziza and ukazi leaves makes ofe achara a special soup.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Achara (lemon grass)
- 2 tbsp Achi
- 1 kg Beef
- 5 scotch bonnet pepper
- 2 tbsp periwinkle
- 1 ounce ukazi leaves
- 2 large dry catfish
- 3 pieces Stock Fish
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp ground crayfish
- 2 spoons palm oil
- Seasoning cubes
- Salt to taste
- 1 ounce uziza leaves
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Preparation
- Wash the beef properly with salt. Add your seasoning, salt, pepper (atarodo) and onions.
- Set on fire and allow to cook for 20 minutes
- Strip the achara (elephant grass) and cut into tiny pieces. Wash and set aside
- Wash and debone the dry catfish. Set aside
- Wash the stock fish and set aside
- Add the dry catfish into the pot and allow to cook for 2 minutes
- Pluck the Ukazi and Uziza leaves. Wash, slice and set aside
- Add the Achara and 2 tablespoons of periwinkle into the pot
- Stir properly and allow to simmer for 3 minutes
- Mix the achi and ground crayfish (this is done to avoid lumps) and add into the soup, add ONGA cube and allow to cook for 2 minutes before adding the Uziza (add a bit of Uziza leaves) and Ukazi leaves, allow to simmer for a minute.
- Ofe Achara can be served with any swallow of your choice.