Oha soup is a common
dish in the South East areas of Nigeria. It`s a lot like the bitter leaf soup,
but the most prominent ingredient of Oha soup is the Ora leaves that give the
soup its unique taste. You can cook this soup only in its season cause Ora
Leaves are not to be found all year round.
The majority of
Nigerian families love this yummy substantial dish. However, not so many
actually know how to prepare Oha soup properly.
Simply try out this Oha
soup recipe and you will start cooking it all the time!
We are also going to
take a look at how to prepare Oha soup with Achi with other ingredients!
1. How to cook Oha soup: the ingredients
Ora Soup and the Bitterleaf
Soup taste different to such an extent that that it is almost impossible to
believe it’s a single ingredient that makes the difference.
The traditional recipe
for Oha soup normally incorporates Cocoyam thickener that you can replace with
Achi or Ofor.
Anambra people know how
to cook Oha soup with palm kernel oil whereas Imo state tribe will tell you
everything about how to prepare Ora soup with Palm oil.
Ingredients
for Oha soup:
o Ora leaves;
o 8 smallish corms cocoyam;
o 3 table spoons of Red Palm Oil;
o Meat: best cut beef and cow tripe;
o Fish: Dried Fish (Cod);
o Chilli pepper, salt and crayfish for the
yummy flavour;
o 2 bouillon cubes;
o 1 teaspoon of Ogiri Igbo.
Notes:
o Ora (Oha) is a very special vegetable that
is impossible to substitute with anything.
o If cocoyam corms are not available,
replace it with cocoyam flour or potato flour.
o Ogiri Igbo giving the soup its unique
taste is an optional ingredient.
2. How to make Oha soup: before you start
o Mince the crayfish and pepper.
o Clean and boil the cocoyam corms to
softness. Peel them and make a smooth paste out of them.
o Shred the Ora (Oha) leaves into very small
pieces with your hands. This prevents the leaves from darkening that may occur
if you use a knife.
3. How to cook Ora soup: the directions
o Boil the cow tripe and all the kinds of
dry fish in 1 a small amount of water (litre of) till they are well done. When
done cow tripe starts curling on the cuts.
o Wash the meat and add to cow tripe. Keep
on cooking until it’s done, and then crumble 2 bouillon cubes into the pot and
cook for 5 more minutes.
o Place the pepper, ogiri Igbo and some
minced crayfish into the pot and boil for another 10 minutes. Then it’s the
turn of the cocoyam paste and the palm oil.
o Place the lid on the pot and cook on top
heat until all the cocoyam lumps are totally dissolved. If you find the soup
too thick, simply pour more water.
o Finally go the ora (oha) leaves and
everything should be left for 5 more minutes.
o Salt, stir and you are done!
o It’s best to serve with Garri (Eba),
Semolina Fufu, Amala, Cassava Fufu or Pounded Yam.
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