Ofe Ede(cocoyam soup)/ Bitterleaf soup

Name: Ofe Ede(cocoyam soup)/ Bitterleaf soup
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: Family
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Cocoyam (Ede); Water; Pepper; Crayfish; cubes Seasoning; Ogiri(fermented egusi); Onions; Kpomo(Kanda); Chicken; Beef; Smoked fish(kpanla); Red oil; Salt; Onugbu(Bitterleaf)

Cook With Blessing (Ble Ble) @cook_111915844

Lagos

Where are my soup lovers.
Have you tried out Ede soup?
It's fresher and tastier when you use fresh cocoyam pounded straight from the mortar than processed cocoyam flour.
Here's my method and the local ingredients that boosts the flavour.

Cook With Blessing (Ble Ble) @cook_111915844

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Ingredients

2hrs 30mins

Family

Cocoyam (Ede)
Water
Pepper
Crayfish
cubesSeasoning
Ogiri(fermented egusi)
Onions
Kpomo(Kanda)
Chicken
Beef
Smoked fish(kpanla)
Red oil
Salt
Onugbu(Bitterleaf)

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Steps

2hrs 30mins

1

In a clean pot, Boil your unpeeled cocoyam for at least 10-15 minutes.
2

In a separate pot wash and season your chicken, beef, kpomo, fish using seasoning cubes, pepper, onions, salt. Add enough water and leave to boil till tender.
3

Turn off the heat of the cocoyam. Peel and pound in a mortar making sure there are no lumps. Pour in drops of oil to ease pounding if it is too sticky.
4

Add pounded crayfish to the meat stock. Add Red oil and leave to boil for few minutes.
5

Scoop your ogiri paste into the soup. Stir and leave to boil for few minutes
6

Scoop the cocoyam paste into the pot. Cover and leave as long as you desire(until there are no lumps). Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
7

Once the cocoyam has fully dissolved and becomes thick. Taste and adjust seasoning, oil. Finally add your already washed bitterleaf and cover to boil for at least 3 to 4 minutes.
8

Finally turn off the heat and voila your delicious dish is set. Serve hot.