Ofe Achara

Name: Ofe Achara
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: minimum of 2 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Achara, egusi, proteins (beef, dried fish, stock fish) okazi leaf, uziza leaf, ukpo, achi or ofo (as thickener) seasoning cubes (optional) palm oil,pepper, crayfish, salt, water; Water (desired quantity); 500 ml to 1 litre

Uzoma Nnoka @cook_112872985

Ofe Achara is a traditional soup that is peculiar to the people of Abia State in Nigeria West Africa. It is a delicacy cooked during special occasions like traditional marriage and the likes. It is rich in proteins and veggies.

Uzoma Nnoka @cook_112872985

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Ingredients

1 hour maximum

minimum of 2 servings

Achara, egusi, proteins (beef, dried fish, stock fish) okazi leaf, uziza leaf, ukpo, achi or ofo (as thickener) seasoning cubes (optional) palm oil,pepper, crayfish, salt, water
Water (desired quantity)
500 mlto 1 litre

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Steps

1 hour maximum

1

Place a clean pot on fire, add a cup of water 250ml, wash your proteins adding salt pepper and seasoning cubes and boil until they are tender
2

Add more water to the pot, add already peeled, cut into small pieces and washed Achara into the boiling pot, allow to cook for 5minutes.
3

Add already ground egusi paste moulded into small balls to the boiling pot and allow to cook for 10minutes
4

Add 50ml of palm oil and allow to cook for 5minutes,.
5

Add ground pepper and crayfish
6

Allow to boil for 2 minutes
7

Making sure you stir to allow ingredients incorporate into each other.
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9

Add any thickener of your choice (ukpo, achi, ofo or akparata). Stir and allow to boil for 5minutes.
10

Add your sliced and already washed uziza leaf and okazi respectively.stir and allow to cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add salt and (seasoning cubes optional) to taste. Leave to cook for another 3 minutes
11

Serve with any swallow of choice