@steemwomensclub/steem-women-club-contest-22--traditional-food-contest-or-10-womenclubcharity by @charis20

in SteemWomen Club3 years ago (edited)

Hello beautiful women of this group, i hope you enjoyed your day?
I welcome you to my blog today. In my blogging today i will be participating in a sponsored contest organized by @event-horizon in steemwomen club on traditional dish.
Please do stay with me as i unleash my recipe of how i prepared Ofe Akwu(palm fruit soup).

Ofe Akwu Preparation

Ofe akwu is a popular stew that is widely known and prepared by the Igbos. The stew is know by all in Nigeria and it's diaspora because of it's sweetness and nutritional benefits. It is prepared with palm fruit.

Ingredients

Palm fruit
Salt
Okpei
Seasoning cubes
Crayfish
Scent leave
Ugu
Goat meat
Onions
Pepper

Procedure

Step 1

Select your akwu and set on fire to cook for 45 minutes.

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Your Akwu is ready

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Step2

Pound the Akwu inside your mortar

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Pounding process

Step3

Wash the Akwu with warm water. Put little at a time so that when you are done washing it will not be too watery

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washing Process

Step4

Pour the water into the colender to remove the shaff

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  • Now you are done with this stage

Cooking time

Step5

Seasoning your meat for 10 minutes. Add seasoning cubes, onikns and saly to it

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Goat meat

Step6

Set the Akwu water on fire to boil for a while

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Akwu water

While you wait for the stew to boil, pound your pepper, okpei, crayfish and set aside

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Okpei and seasong cubes

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Crayfish

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Scent leave and ugu

Step7

Add the pounded crayfish, okpei, pepper, salt and seasoning cubes. Allow it to cook for 15 minutes.

Step8

Add the seasoned meat into the pot on fire and pour the scent leave followed by ugu leave.

Now your Delicious Ofe Akwu alias Banga Stew is ready.

Youcan serve with fufu or any swallow of your choice.

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Ofe Akwu with Fufu

But i prefer it with rice, so i also prepared white rice.

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My Ofe Akwu with white rice.

my baby is enjoying himself

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The taste of this stew you cannot resist, @patience90 can testify.

Thank you for reading my post this far. I also appreciate @event-horinzon, @cryptokraze and steemwomen club for organizing this contest.

Best Regards
@charis20

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 3 years ago 

🏃 🏃 I'm coming to partake.
Please remain for me.
That's a wonderful entry.
This looks yummy and I am sure the taste is wow!
I am salivating ooo

 3 years ago 

You have no challenge at all. Come in the morning

 3 years ago 

As far as this meal is concern, i love your baby. The way he ihe is enjoying this meal i most tell it's very delicious. Thank you for representing us well with you delicacy.

 3 years ago 

Mmmmmh, thanks dear for liking my baby.

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