OFE - UGBA SOUP

OFE - UGBA

This soup is quite popular with people from Imo State. Ugba is the Ibo word for cooked sliced oil bean seed. It is used in many food preparations. The Efik/Ibibio also use this particular ingredient in food preparation and its called “Ukana”.

REQUIREMENTS

- ½ kg Beef
- 1 medium size Smoked fish
- 4 medium size Stockfish (cooked)
- 1 small bunch Ugu leaves
- 6 wraps Ugba
- 1 small size Onion
- 20 medium fingers Okro
- 1 tablespoon Dry pepper (ground)
- 1 small piece Potash
- 2 cooking spoons Palm oil
- 3 Maggi Cubes
- 2 litres Water
- Salt to taste.
What you do

Wash and slice okra into thin bit.

Season the beef with few slices of onion and a little salt, steam for about 10 minutes or till the juice dries up.

Add the remaining water and continue cooking. Add the pepper, Maggi Cubes, Fish and stockfish, stir and add Shred the Okro.

Crush the potash, pour into a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of water,Stir in the palm oil till the colour changes to yellow.Add the Ugba, stir and Pour into the pot of soup and stir thoroughly.

Add the shredded Ugu. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir and add salt to taste.

Serve with the pounded yam.