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Nigerian Okra Soup

Nigerian Okra Soup

Okra Soup is one of the quickest and easiest

Nigerian soups to prepare. Some argue that
a lot of work goes to the cutting of the two
vegetables used in preparing this recipe. Yes
but once the vegetables are ready; it cooks
in no time at all.
How to cook Okra Soup [Video]
This soup is known as Miyan Kubewa in
Hausa.
Do you want to prepare this soup for your
kids? Then visit the Kiddies Okra Soup page.
It is a simpler version of this recipe and kids
simply love it!
Do you want to add Ogbono to your Okra
soup? Then visit the Okra Soup with Ogbono
page.

More Nigerian Soups Recipes:

Efo Riro
The Best Ogbono Soup Recipe
Edikang Ikong Soup
Ofe Owerri
Abak Atama Soup
Afang Soup (Okazi Soup)
Banga Soup (Ofe Akwu)
Bitterleaf Soup
Ora (Oha) Soup
Ofe Nsala
Egusi Soup (Fried Method)
Vegetable Soup (Pretend Edikang Ikong)

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

Before you cook Okra Soup

1. About two hours before preparing the
soup, boil the stockfish for 20 minutes
and leave in the pot with the hot water
to soak. There's a type of stockfish that I
buy in Nigeria that does not need all that
soaking.
2. Cut the okra fingers into tiny pieces. The
tinier you cut the okra, the more it will
draw. To achieve this, you need to make
a few vertical cuts followed by horizontal
cuts on the okra fingers.
3. Grind the crayfish and the dry pepper.
4. Wash the pumpkin leaves, if it is your
choice of vegetable, and cut into tiny
pieces. If you will use frozen spinach,
defrost and cut into tiny pieces.

Cooking Directions
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Now add the vegetable and stir well. Add
all the meat and fish, crayfish, pepper
and salt to taste. Then stir well.
5. Cover the cooking pot and leave to
simmer and it is ready to be served.

Notes: Shaki, Meat, Dry Fish, Iced Fish

(Mackerel/Titus) and Stock Fish must not all
be used at the same time in preparing the
okra soup recipe. If you can, by all means
use all as they will add to the flavour. But if
not, an okra soup prepared with only iced
fish ((Mackerel/Titus) can equally taste good.
So don't go and break the bank because of a
pot of soup!
Onions is optional because while some people
cannot bear the smell/taste of onions in okra
soup, others are like "Okra soup without
onions? No Way!"
So feel free to add and subtract ingredients
but the minimum ingredients that make an
okra soup are:

Okra (of course)

Palm Oil
Beef, Iced or Dry Fish
Crayfish
Pepper and Salt (to taste)
Vegetable
Seasoning

frozen spinach

Pumpkin leaves are the best for okra soup

but for those outside Nigeria, this may be
hard to come by so you can use spinach. But
make sure it is the washed and frozen one
(see photo). This works better than the fresh
and leafy spinach as far as the Okra Soup
recipe is concerned.

Serve with Eba (Garri), Cassava Fufu,

Semolina Fufu, Amala, Tuwo Shinkafa, or
Pounded Yam.

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