How To Prepare Afang Soup | READ FULL DETAILS
Udeme James
Aug 06, 2022
The Nigerian Afang Soup, like the Edikang Ikong Soup, is native to the Efiks, people of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states of Nigeria but enjoyed by all Nigerians. It is also very nutritious as the soup consists mainly of vegetables. Afang Soup is prepared with a generous quantity of Water leaves and the wild herbal Okazi leaves.
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The Nigerian Afang Soup should not be confused with the Okazi Soup native to the people of Imo and Abia States of Nigeria. While Afang soup is prepared with basically vegetables, Okazi Soup is simply the Nigerian egusi soup cooked with thinly sliced Okazi leaves.
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Ingredients for Afang Soup
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400g sliced afang soup | about 4 handfuls
250g water leaves
20 to 25 cl red palm oil (about 1 drink glass)
Beef, kanda and dry fish
2 tablespoons ground crayfish
Pepper and salt (to taste)
2 stock cubes
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Notes on the ingredients
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Great alternative to water leaves is Lamb's Lettuce, known as Canonigos in Spanish.
Yes, you need that much palm oil.
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Before you cook the Nigerian Afang Soup
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Wash, drain and slice the water leaves into tiny pieces. Grind or pound the sliced Okazi leaves. In Nigerian markets, the sellers of these sliced Okazi leaves have a machine for grinding it. You can also grind it with your blender with a small quantity of water. Take a look at the ground afang leaves or Okazi as commonly called by the Igbos.
Grind your pepper and crayfish and cut the onions into tiny pieces.
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Cooking Directions
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Boil the beef and Kanda with the diced onions and stock cubes in a very small quantity of water. When done, add the dry fish and cook for about 5 more minutes.
Now add the palm oil, crayfish and pepper. Once it starts boiling, add the afang (okazi) leaves, water leaves and periwinkle. When the afang leaves have softened and the water has dried up a bit, add salt to taste and leave to simmer for about 5 minutes. The Afang soup is ready.
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