S16-W2 “My own contest topic": My recipe to make Nigerian native Ofor soup 😋
Greetings beautiful people and welcome to my blog. Today am writing a beautiful recipe to make the Nigeria Native Ofor soup. You are gonna love it as you join me on this beautiful journey. |
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These are the ingredients for my soup recipe…
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- Red oil
- Grinded Ofor thickener
- Stock fish
- Dry fish
- uziza leaves
- Salt
- Maggi
- Smoked fish
- Ice fish
- Meat
- Cow skin
- Fresh pepper and crayfish
THE COOKING PROCEDURE
I had to wash and prepare my ingredients. Washed the fish and meat and stock fish, dry fish and bring them to boil. When they are boiled. I poured it out on a bowl.
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Then I proceeded to pour the meat stock into the pot and added oil to it and allow it to boil. Then I put the Ofor thickener into to a plate and mixed it with water and poured into the boiling oil in the pot and allow to thicken.
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When it had thickned to an extent I want, I proceeded to add the grinded pepper and crayfish and allowed it to boil for a while.
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I added my periwinkle and uziza leaves and stirred it and allowed to boil for a while.
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The uziza leaves are very medicinal and gives a beautiful aroma and color to the food. When it has boiled a while, I bring the food down and it ready to me eaten.
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 | A selfie with my native soup |
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THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATIVE OFOR SOUP
The Ofor soup is a very tasty native dish that’s generally eaten in Nigeria and it has great benefits. It’s generally used as a thickener and contains antioxidants. It’s rich in vitamins and minerals good for body building and helps to reduce glucose absorption in the body so it’s good for diabetes patients.
It contain vitamin c therefore helps to quicken the rate of healing of wounds in the body. Its leaves had healings properties too and the wood is used for furniture making.
If you are considering giving yourself an African treat, I think the native soup is the right place to start. I do hope you try it out one day. I invite @divinelife, @godzpoweriyke and @ruthjoe to Participate in this contest.
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Am so sure that this soup will taste really nice. Ofor soup is really a native soup and only those that are sons knows how to prepare the soup.
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Thank you ma’am
Saludos cordiales hermosa amiga alexanderpeace, es un gusto para mi saludarte y leer tu participación.
Una comida nigeriana tradicional, una sopa que lleva muchos y sanos ingredientes, por lo tanto es una sopa muy nutritiva.
Te deseo un feliz, bonito, productivo y bendecido día.
Thanks friend
Wouuu this is a very special recipe that goes with a lot of fish, a nutritious food that also adds a lot of flavor. I'm glad you share with us a typical recipe from your country, that makes it more special because it's a little bit of culture what you share with us here.
Thank you for this recipe full of flavors, colors and culture.
Thanks
Wonderful meal.. and kudos to the chef @alexanderpeace for this wonderful piece.
Would love to have a try 😋😋