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Afang Soup

Total time

65 mins

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Prep

20 mins

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Cook

45 mins

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Per head

£7.89

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Difficulty

Hard

A rich, leafy Nigerian vegetable soup made with okazi and water leaves. Native to the Efik and Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, and loved across Nigeria.

Did you know?

Afang soup takes its name from the okazi leaf, a wild plant with a slightly bitter, earthy flavour that grows across West and Central Africa. It is one of the most celebrated dishes of the Efik and Ibibio peoples, traditionally served at weddings, festivals and important gatherings.

Ingredients

Serves
  • 250g assorted meat
  • 200g okazi leaf (afang leaf)
  • 250g water leaf
  • 100ml palm oil
  • 15g crayfish
  • 1 maggi cube
  • 1 scotch bonnet
  • 1 onion
  • 1 pinch salt

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