Oha soup is a native soup eaten majorly by the Igbo people of Nigeria. The main ingredient being the oha leaves also known as African Rosewood leaves in English. This soup is very delicious and will most definitely be enjoyed with varieties of “obstacles” inside it.
Also, the amount of thickener being added to the soup depends on the preference of the person eating it. I made mine extra thick.
I’m going to show you how I made this soup. By the way, it turned out really delicious!
INGREDIENTS
•Oha leaves (African Rosewood leaves)
•Beef
•Ponmo (cow skin)
•Stock fish
•Dried fish
•Seasoning cubes (knorr cubes) 2 cubes (1 pair)
•Salt 1/2 teaspoon
•Palm oil 1/2 cup
•Uziza leaves
•Crayfish
•Habanero peppers/scotch bonnet
•Ofor (soup thickener) 4 table spoons
•Ogiri (fermented oil seeds)
•Water 3 cups
FOR BOILING THE MEAT
•Seasoning cubes (knorr cubes) 2 cubes (1 pair)
•Salt 1 teaspoon
•Water 4 and half cups
PROCESS/STEPS
1. Pour beef, ponmo, stock fish and dried fish into a pot.
2. Add seasoning cubes, salt and water. Allow to boil until beef and ponmo are as tender as desired.
3. Add water (3 cups) and allow to boil (because some of the water would have dried up from boiling).
4. Pour ofor into a bowl, add palm oil and mix well. Make sure to melt seeds.
5. Pour mixed ofor and palm oil into the pot of boiling meat, cover and allow to boil until soup thickens. This may take about 3-5 minutes.
6. Add crayfish, pepper, seasoning cubes, salt, ogiri and uziza leaves( washed and sliced)
7. Stir, cover and allow to boil until the scent of the uziza leaves begins to emit. This may take about 3-5 minutes.
8. Wash oha leaves and use your hands to tear them to pieces.
9. Add oha leaves, stir and allow to boil for 3 minutes.
10. Turn off the heat and leave the pot covered in order to let the oha leaves soften.
Your oha soup is ready!
Watch the video for oha soup recipe below
Do let me know how it goes if you try out this recipe.
Thank you and see you soon!
Winniecooks 