Ofe akwu is the Igbo version of the famous Banga soup. Its base is juicy palm fruit extract and it is served mainly with rice. I think Deltans take theirs with starch and other swallows.

Ofe akwu is actually VERY easy to prepare, way easier than tomatoes stew sef.

I have seen people use tomatoes for this, I don’t know where they learned that from. You don’t put tomatoes in your ofe akwu PLEASE.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED;
1- Mortar (I had to include this because you need it to pound your palm fruit)
2- Assorted meat (I used chicken, cow leg and beef). The protein is strictly your choice.
3- Stock fish
4- Dry fish
5- 1 big cup of palm fruit
6- Ground crayfish/prawn
7- Nchanwu (scent leaf)
8- Okpei (optional)
9- Yellow/red pepper

GuyWise101:
Nne, you dey enjoy ooo


But what if you buy already made red oil than going to the process of pounding palm fruits wouldn't it work?

pocohantas:


Pictures attached;
Pic 1: Mortar
Pic 2: Tray of ingredients (the okpei is inside that paper wrap)
Pic 3: Nchanwu
Pic 4: Seasoned meat ready for cooking.

Mariangeles:


NNE you just dey give us food threads back 2 back o. You come even make food section dey lively...Aka eshikwala gi-ike nnoo.

pocohantas:


Lmao, naughty girl. We should do this often . A lot of recipes are lost in the pages of our wonderful thread and inaccessible to other forum members.

Na that step by step pictures dey tire me I swear
I dey imagine as I go dey prep dey snap along... Aiiiiiiiiiiii
Ike adighim biko

Mariangeles:


Na that step by step pictures dey tire me I swear
I dey imagine as I go dey prep dey snap along... Aiiiiiiiiiiii
Ike adighim biko

pocohantas:


Angel Michael! Only a man can think of this!!

No it won’t work biko. The extract is not exposed to the kinda heat that gives palm oil. They are not the same o. Palm fruit extracts are sold in stores, you can use that.

NwaNimo1:
Soup with rice.......in Igbo land?


...this is 'Stew'
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