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Afang Soup

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/afang-soupspinach-and-okazi-leaves/

Ingredients

The meat and fish

  • 1-2 pounds meat (tripe, cowskin, etc.)
  • ½ medium onion (chopped)
  • 2 cubes Maggie or bouillon
  • ½ pound smoked fish
  • ½ cup crayfish

The vegetables

  • 5 cups okazi leaves
  • 6 cups fresh water leaves (or spinach)

The oil and seasoning

  • 1-2 cups red oil
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper

Instructions

  1. Soak the dried okazi leaves for about 10 minutes, then wash and drain.
  2. In a medium saucepan, boil the meat with salt, pepper, Maggie, and onions until tender, about 20-40 minutes.
  3. Reserve the stock and boil the cow skin and tripe until tender, then drain.
  4. In a large pot, combine all the meat and smoked fish with 1-2 cups of the stock and cook for 3-5 minutes.
  5. Pulse the okazi leaves in a blender with a little water until pliable, and repeat with the spinach.
  6. Stir in the oil, Maggie, and crayfish, cover, and let it simmer for 3-5 minutes.
  7. Add the okazi leaves and spinach to the pot, mix everything, and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  8. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and Maggie, then serve warm with eba.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4-6
Calories
358
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
4g
Total protein
49g
Sodium
1140mg
Cholesterol
157mg

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