OFE UGBA WITH POUNDED YAM

Ofe Ugba is quite popular with people from Imo State. Ugba is the Ibo word for cooked sliced

oil bean seed. It is used in many food preparations. The Efik/Ibibio also use this particular

ingredient in food preparation and it’s called “Ukana”.

INGREDIENTS

-Beef ½ kg

-Smoked fish 1 medium size

-Stockfish (cooked) 4 medium size

-Ugu leaves 1 small bunch

-Ugba 6 wraps

-Onion 1 small size

-Okro 20 medium fingers

-Dry pepper (ground) 1 tablespoon

-Potash a small piece

-Palm oil 2 cooking spoons

-Maggi Cubes 3

-Water 2 litres

-Salt to taste

METHOD

Step1 Season the beef with few slices of onion and a little salt, steam for about 10 minutes or till the

juice dries up.

Step2 Add the remaining water and continue cooking

Step3 Add the pepper, Maggi Cubes, Fish and stir

Step4 Shred the Okro and add

Step5 Heat the potash, then crush and add 1 tablespoon of water

Step6 Stir in the palm oil till the colour changes to yellow

Step7 Add the Ugba and stir

Step8 Pour into the pot of soup and stir thoroughly

Step9 Add the shredded Ugu

Step10 Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir and add salt to taste

Serve with the pounded yam