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

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Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

The Banga stew (ofe akwu) is very easy to make and very popular in the eastern part of Nigeria, almost every ingredient used in Making this stew could be gotten from the farm. That is why it is a little bit easier for folks in rural areas while it remains difficult for people outside the country to find all the. Banga Soup or Ofe Akwu is the Nigerian Soup / Stew prepared with palm fruits.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way:
  1. Make ready 1 . Fresh palm fruits or 800g tinned palm fruit concentrate
  2. Prepare 2 . Cow tail or any meat of your choice
  3. Prepare 3 . Fresh or dry salmon fish or anyone of your choice
  4. Make ready 4 . Scent leaves
  5. Make ready 5 . Fresh or dry pepper
  6. Make ready 6 . 2 onion bulbs
  7. Get 7 . Seasoning cubes
  8. Get 8 . Crayfish. Grounded!
  9. Prepare 9 . One tomato paste
  10. Get 10 . Salt to taste

Banga, Crayfish, Dryfish, Banga spices, Meat, prawns, Salt, Knorr. Banga stew/soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. Ofe Akwu (Banga Stew) can be prepared with fresh palm fruits or tinned palm fruit concentrate. On this page, I will give details of how to prepare delicious Ofe Akwu with tinned palm fruit concentrate (tinned banga).

Steps to make Banga stew/ofe akwu with boiled rice my way:
    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 😍😍😍

This stew is used to eat Boiled White Rice. Ofe Akwu is mostly served with boiled rice, unlike the Delta version which is mainly served with Starch or other swallows. Ofe Akwu can be prepared with either Fresh fish on it's own or with meats. I prefer to use just meats but for the sake of this recipe, I'll add fresh fish, just so I can explain how and when. Ofe Akwu is the Igbo-style Banga Stew/Soup.

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