How to make White Soup|| Afia Efere/Ofe Nsala||Hello dear a warm welcome to you, in this article I will be sharing with you how to make one of Nigeria’s delicious recipe which is White Soup, are you an Ibibio or Igbo speaking Nigeria, and interested in knowing how to make this soup, then stay on this page as we dive right in.
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Why is it called White Soup?
Now the question above is a very interesting one, so many
people do not know why this recipe is been called White soup. Okay this is why,
on like other meals, vegetable/palm oil is been added fried/poured
respectively, but in making this one, you do not add oil by frying or pouring.
Having known this, it is called white soup because there is no addition of oil
either by frying or pouring, it is prepared from boil and pounded cocoyam which
dissolves when added during cooking.
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How is this food been served?
This another important part of this recipe, you should take
note of, for that scrumptious taste, it is necessary you serve yourself the
appropriate, way. Am saying this because, at times people do use fufu or garri
in eating. If you are an Ibibio or Igbo, this soup is been called in the local
dialect as Afia Efere and Ofe Nsala,
this is one of the most cherished soup among the Igbo and Ibibio speaking states
in Nigeria. This food can be prepared for commercial and domestic purposes.
Ingredients/Utensils needed in making White Soup|| Afia Efere/Ofe Nsala
In preparing this meal you will need the following
ingredients, which includes:
- Cocoyam
- Fish
- Stockfish
- Crayfish
- Pepper
- Maggi
- Salt
- Onion
- Garri
- Meat
Utensils needed are:
- Mortar and Pestle
- Pot
- Spoon
How to make White Soup|| Afia Efere/Ofe Nsala
Having known what White soup is, it is now important to
proceed to knowing the steps or the processes involved in preparing this meal.
- Peel, boil and pound the cocoyam in a Mortar with pestle
- Take a measured part of the pounded cocoyam, to add in the soup during cooking
- Add garri during the process to make it hard, so as not to be too soft
- Put your stock fish, fish in the pot
- Add measured quantity of water, add salt
- Place it on the fire
- After boiling has begun and is ongoing
- Put your steamed meat and crayfish
- Add other ingredients like maggi and pepper
- Allow to boil for some time
- Put the measured pounded cocoyam and stir
- For it to dissolve properly
- Allow to boil, then after some time you Afia Efere or Ofe Nsala is ready for consumption
Note: If during
cooking you notice the soup is too thick you can still add water and some
ingredients to reduce the thickness and retain the sweetness.
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