I went to the market today to buy things for Uha soup..
I bought...
Beef
Stock fish
Smoked fish
Ground crayfish
Ponmo
Palm oil
ogiri
Cocoyam ( Soup Thickeners)
Oha leaves
• Uziza leaves
• Seasonings
• Salt
So this was how I prepared it:
Put meat, kponmo and stock fish in a pot, add seasoning and let simmer for 5 minutes, then put a little water, cover and let cook till meat is tender.
I added cocoyam while cooking the meat so it can cook together to save time or cook the cocoyam separately.
When it has cooked properly, i added 2 cups of water then add palm oil, allowed it to cook for about ten minutes.
(Remove cocoyam and pound in a mortar or blend using a blender or a food processor)
I added ground crayfish, ground pepper, salt and let cook for another seven minutes.
Add the blended/ pounded cocoyam paste or achi (before i added achi to my soup, I made sure i dissolved it in a little water, if not your soup will cake up). Let the soup cook for about three minutes
Then i added the ogiri Igbo turn it
I added the Oziza first (Oziza leaves are stronger than Oha leaves), then added Oha leaves.
Let it cook for one minute, then turned off the cooker
My very delicious Oha soup is ready.
