Recipe of Award-winning Nsala soup

Nsala soup. Nsala soup (white soup) is one of the most delicious of all Nigerian soups, this year alone I have made and eaten more of it than any other. Ofe nsala, as we call it, is a delicacy in Igboland. This is the Nigerian Soup you want to serve your in-laws or any other special August visitor if you are a correct Igbotic person.

Ofe Nsala (Nsala Soup) is a delicious soup, popular in the eastern part of Nigeria. It is also known as ''white soup" because of its light color , due to the absence of palm oil. How to Cook Nsala Soup [Video] Nsala Soup is perfect for a cold rainy day due to its spicy taste. You can have Nsala soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nsala soup

1. Prepare of Beef.
2. It's of Fresh Titus fish.
3. It's of Smoked fish.
4. Prepare of Crayfish (grounded or pounded).
5. Prepare of Onion (optional).
6. Prepare cubes of Seasoning.
7. It's of Dry pepper.
8. You need leaf of Uziza.
9. It's of Nsala spices.
10. Prepare to taste of Salt.
11. Prepare of Achi/yam for thickening.

Because it is so easy to prepare, you can count on it to save the day when you run out on soup a few. Nsala soup is one of the most popular soup among the Niger Deltans in Nigeria. From eastern Nigeria to Akwa Ibom in South-South, Nigeria, we all love the taste and smell of white soup. Ofe Nsala - White Soup is a mouth watering delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially Efik people have their own version of White Soup, it's known as Afia Efere.

Nsala soup instructions

1. Steam your meat and fresh fish with onion(if you're usung) salt,seasoning cubes and pepper till tender..
2. Add your smoked fish, crayfish, and water as you want. Then cover the pot to simmer for about three minutes and add your thickener and allow to cook for another one minute.
3. Then add your uziza leaf, stir together and your delicious nsala soup is ready.
4. Server hot with any swallow of your choice. Mine sure went down with semo.

Nsala Soup is one of the rare soups in Igboland that can be cooked without palm oil. It is very popular in the Eastern part of the country. Igbo people are the most frequent consumers of this amazing dish. To prepare Nsala soup, catfish is an important ingredient in Nsala soup that gives it that unique taste. It is perfect for a cold day due to its spicy taste.