Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Foodie Friday – Quickie Okra Soup

African dishes of the Yoruba tribe are known for their peculiar taste and indigenous ingredients. The fantastic thing about these soups is that they are easy and very quick to cook. Before you call  Jack Robinson, you have a whole meal in front of you.

 

FOODIE-FRIDAY

 

On this week’s feature of  Foodie Friday, we are happily going to be pouncing on the cooking procedure of one of our favourite African/Yoruba dishes; the Okro Soup. There are actually two sides to the coin of Okro soup thus: you can either cook  it plain or with added spice and other ingredients to down meals like Eba, Amala and so on.

 

Okro Soup

 

Ingredients

  • 5 cups (250g) Okra
  • 3 cooking spoons red palm oil
  • Beef: Best cut
  • Shaki (Cow Tripe) (Optional)
  • Fish: Iced Fish (Mackerel/Titus), Dry Fish, Stock Fish
  • 1 handful crayfish
  • Pepper and Salt (to taste)
  • Onions (optional)
  • Vegetable: Nigerian pumpkin leaves or spinach (fresh or frozen)
  • 3 stock/boullion cubes

 

 

Cooking Directions

  • If you will use shaki (cow tripe) for the soup, wash and boil till it is done. Add water sparingly because this soup needs to be thick. Add the soaked stockfish and dry fish to the cooked shaki. The length of time it will take to cook shaki depends on the cooking appliance utilized. You can take a bite to confirm this.
  • When you are happy that the shaki and stock fish are well-done, add the beef, onions and stock cubes and cook till done. Then add the iced fish and cook till done.
  • Pour red palm oil in another pot and heat the pot to dissolve the oil if it is congealed. Add the diced okra and start frying to kick-start the drawing process, add some meat stock from time to time till you notice the okra start to draw. This process should take a maximum of 5 mins to avoid over-cooking the okra.
  • Now add the vegetable and stir well. Add all the meat and fish, crayfish, pepper and salt to taste. Then stir well.
  • Cover the cooking pot and leave to simmer and it is ready to be served.

 

Serve with Eba (Garri), Cassava Fufu, Semolina Fufu, Amala, Tuwo Shinkafa, or Pounded Yam.

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