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Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way. Great recipe for Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way. Banga stew/soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. In the Niger Delta areas, Banga soup is commonly eaten with various fufu recipes. Starch, Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu. Ofe Akwu is a palm nut stew that is native to the Igbo s in Nigeria.

Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way It is similar to the Efik's Banga Soup,which is traditional prepared with native spices, known as Banga spices. These spices gives the soup a unique taste and flavor, which makes it a bit different from the Igbo's Ofe Akwu. It's common to see Ofe Akwu served as a sauce for boiled Rice or yams,but you can also enjoy it. You can cook Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way

  1. It's 1 of . Fresh palm fruits or 800g tinned palm fruit concentrate.
  2. It's 2 of . Cow tail or any meat of your choice.
  3. Prepare 3 of . Fresh or dry salmon fish or anyone of your choice.
  4. You need 4 of . Scent leaves.
  5. Prepare 5 of . Fresh or dry pepper.
  6. It's 6 of . 2 onion bulbs.
  7. Prepare 7 of . Seasoning cubes.
  8. It's 8 of . Crayfish. Grounded!.
  9. It's 9 of . One tomato paste.
  10. It's 10 of . Salt to taste.

In the Niger Delta areas, Banga soup is commonly eaten with various fufu recipes. Starch, Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu.. Here is a list of ingredients used in making Nigerian Banga soup (stew) 'ofe akwu', (as the Igbos like to call it). Banga soup recipe is native stew popularly called Ofe Akwu in Igbo and is used in eaten boiled white rice, while the Urhobo enjoys their Banga soup with Starch or fufu.

Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way step by step

  1. 1. Cook the meat with seasoning cubes, salt and onion until it becomes soft and easy to chew, or season the meat with seasoning cubes and grill in an oven, if you have one. Then set them aside..
  2. Grind and blend the spices to powder. Also blend the pepper.
  3. . Wash the dry fish if you're using dry fishand remove the centre bone. Or boil your fresh fish together with your meat.
  4. Boil the palm fruit for 20 to 30minutes, pound with a mortar and pestle, transfer into a bowl, add water and extract the juice using a sieve..
  5. Boil the juice for about 15 to 20minutes or till it becomes thick..
  6. Add the dried fish or your already steamed fresh fish, grounded crayfish mix, precooked meat, ground pepper and salt and seasonings to taste. Then boil for another 10 minutes..
  7. Add scent leaves, and some more seasonings (if necessary). Simmer for about 2 or 3minutes..
  8. Our favourite Ofe Akwu is ready for consumption....
  9. Serve with white rice...
  10. Yours truly chef Emryson 😍😍😍.

Palm-nut soup Ofe Akwu is a delicious dish in the Eastern part of Nigeria, likewise in the Niger Delta region. Ofe Akwu is very different from Banga soup. Infact it is traditional to the NNEWI people. You don't put tomatoes to OFE AKWU, just like you don't add Palm-oil to tomato stew, it is aberation which obviously will be frowned at in the village. Goat meat will add a great taste to OFE AKWU.