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Easy ways to Prepare Ora Soup or Oha soup | Ewacoltd
Ora soup also called Oha soup is native to the south Eastern Nigeria. It is a traditional soup similar to the bitter leaf soup but cooked with ora or Oha leaves. Ora also called Oha is special because the tender ora (Oha) leaves used in preparing this soup recipe are seasonal unlike their bitter leaf counterpart which can be found all year round. Though, it is only the vegetable that distinguishes the Ora(Oha) soup and the bitter leaf soup. They taste so different that it is hard to believe the difference of just one ingredients can make a recipe. Grind the Crayfish and pepper and set aside.Wash and boil the Cocoyam corms till soft. Remove the peels and use a mortar and pestle to pound the corms to a smooth paste.Using your Fingers, cut the Ora (Oha) leaves into tiny pieces. This technique is to prevent the vegetable from becoming darker in color. This happens when you cut the Ora leaves with a knife.