How To Prepare The best Nigerian Okro Soup.
If you are a Nigerian reading this article then I'm pretty sure that you would have heard better still, tested the famous 'Okro Soup' but if you are not a Nigerian or you have not tested it before, my dear I'm really sorry to say buh you are missing alot.
This recipe I'm about to drop now is for those that want to perfect their cooking skills or those that don't have any skill and is willing to learn. P.S : I love people that are willing to learn when they don't know how to.
Okra or Okro Soup' you can call it anyone is prepared in most African families. Mostly Nigerians enjoy this delicacy with Eba, Semo, Wheat, Fufu etc.
I remember when I was little then my mom will prepare Okro. My own then was, aslong as it is drawing(slimy) pardon my English, bring it I will eat and lick the plate join. So this recipe I will drop now will make every bad mood around the house change to a very lively one.
Ingredients:
- Meat, stock/dry fish, kpomo (any one you like or have)
- Seasoning (maggi, salt, dry pepper,
- Okro/ Okra
- Iru(locust bean)
- Red oil
- vegetable (ugu and it's optional)
- Fresh pepper
- Crayfish
- Okpeyi (native maggi)
PROCEDURE:
- Cut half of your Okro / Okra and blend half so the Okro can be very slimy. But you can choose one if you don't like combining both.
- Boil your meat, dry fish, kpomo, Shaki( any stock or meat you have ) boil and season with enough maggi, salt, dry pepper
- The quantity of water you will add depends on how thick you want the soup to be. Little water for thick consistency, more water if you don't want it thick.
- Add your crayfish, blended Iru( locust beans) and dry fish inside boil all till tender for 30 mins
- Now our livestock( meat) is tender, add your oil and fresh pepper inside the pot. Allow to boil for 2minutes.
- Add extra maggi, salt, pepper if the one you used before is not enough
- Add your Okro/ okra inside turn and cover.
- Allow to boil for 5mins then add your vegetable (optional). Turn allow to cook for 30 secs.
- Your Okro Soup' is ready and waiting for you to eat.
