The mere sight of Afang soup drives even those who may not like local soups to salivate, it is very tasty and nutritious.
Serve it to the president of United States and he would not resist tasting it. This is how good Afang soup is.
It is a mixture of vegetable leaves, assorted meat, spices and assorted fish.
We have an easy recipe for you to try cooking this soup at home
Afang Soup Ingredients
*200 gr beef or assorted meat
*20 gr Smoked fish
*Stock fish (optional)
*Shelled Periwinkle(optional)
*2 tablespoonful ground crayfish
*Fresh pepper(scotch bonnet/atarodo) or ground dried pepper(to taste)
*1kg Water leaves(or lamb lettuce as an alternative if you live outside Africa)
* 500g Afang Leaves(okazi/ukazi leaves)
*500 ml Palm oil
*1 Stock cube(maggi/knorr or any one you have)
*salt to taste
Cooking directions for Afang soup
*Slice the water leaves and Afang leaves and set aside.If you are making use of dried Afang leaves, you can blend it .
* Cook the assorted meat and stock fish until tender.
Then Clean the dried fish in hot water,remove the bones and add the fish to the pot of cooked meat.
Then Clean the dried fish in hot water,remove the bones and add the fish to the pot of cooked meat.
* Now,add the Palm oil, pepper, ground crayfish and stock cube to the pot. Mix well and then add periwinkles (if you are using any).
Cover the pot and leave to boil for 10 minutes.
*After 10 minutes, add the Afang leaves, leave to simmer for 5 minutes and then add the water leaves.
Add salt to taste , simmer for 2 minutes and your Afang Soup is ready..Enjoy.
Afang soup is usually served hot with Eba, Pounded Yam, Fufu, Semolina, Amala, Wheat meal, Tuwo Masara or any Nigerian Bolus meal.
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