Recipe on how to prepare ofe Nsala (white soup)

Nsala soup or white soup as commonly called by Nigerians is a meal famous to the eastern tribe and riverine area of Nigeria.

 

Ofe Nsala (White Soup) is a mouth watering delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially the people of Anambra state. It is a very rich fresh fish soup, traditionally made with Catfish.

 

The unique feature of this soup is that you do not cook it with Palm oil. The major components of this soup are yam and catfish. However, you can use any other proteins of your choice for cooking, although catfish is an essential requirement.

 

Ingredients
Yam
Uziza seed(fresh)
Goat meat(any type of meat or catfish)
Seasoning
Salt
Fresh pepper(not red one)
Uziza leaves (optional)
Crayfish

 

Procedures

• Wash the meat and place aside
• Wash and chop the uziza leaves and place aside
• Wash and grate the fresh pepper and uziza seeds
• Wash and blend the crayfish
• Boil and mash the yam
• Cook and season the meat with the seasoning cubes, salt, onions, pepper.
• When the meat is cooked and boiling, scatter the mashed yam into it and allow to thicken
• Pour in the crayfish
• The soup should be thick, tasty and ready now pour in the uziza seed and allow to steam

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The soup is ready! Serve with pounded yam
Note: No oil is added to this soup, that’s why it is called white soup