Soup
Ofe Nsala (White Soup)

Ofe Nsala (White Soup)

Igbo

70Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
4Steps
About

A pale, peppery 'white soup' with no palm oil, thickened with pounded yam and built on catfish or chicken. A classic for new mothers.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Mortar
  • Sieve
Ingredients
Catfish or chicken700 g
Yam (for thickening)300 g
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Utazi leaveshandful
Scent leaf (nchanwu)handful
Ground pepper1 tbsp
Ehu (calabash nutmeg) seeds4
Stock cubes3
Saltto taste

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