okra soup

   Okra soup is one of the fastest, cheapest and easiest soup to make. It is delicious and it's good eaten on the same day you prepared it. I like mine crunching and green

Ingredients.

1. Fresh okra (any quantity you want  

2. Dry fish or smoke fish (titus)               

3. Kpomo.                                                    

4. Stock fish (optional)                              

5. Palm oil ( 3 cooking spoons)                

6. Crayfish (grinded 2 tablespoons)        

 7. Fresh pepper ( 4 seeds.                          

8. Vegetable ( ugu )                                   

9. Knor ( 4 cubes)                                      

10. Water and salt to taste. 

How to prepare

Before we begin, make sure all the ingredients are set.

Ok let's get started

In a clean medium size pot, cut the stock fish into pieces, put the stock fish inside the pot. The reason for cutting the stock fish into pieces is for it to cook quick. Add enough water, a little salt and boil for 30mins or until the stock fish is soft. 

Check it after 15mins to see if the water has reduced. Add a little more water if needed. Wash the dry fish with warm water in case there is any sand, pieces and set aside. Wash the kpomo scrape the inside to get the dirty out. Chop it into small squares, put it in a clean bowl and set aside.

Step 2. Wash the okra, chop it into squares depends on how you want it. Check it to see if the stock fish is ready, add the dry fish, chopped kpomo water and knor cubes. Cover and let it boil for 15mins on medium heat.

Step 3. Blend the pepper, crayfish and half of the onion together.  Pick the vegetable (ugu) if you are using any. Wash it in a clean water for about 4times. Slice the remaining onion and set it aside. By now the boiling ingredients should be ready.

Step 4. Transfer the boiled ingredients into a large clean bowl. Put the pot on fire and let it dry. Add 3 cooking spoons of palm oil. Let it heat for 1minute. Add the sliced onion, fry it for 5seconds. Add in the blended ingredients. Stir and add the remaining knor cubes. Cover the pot and let it boil for 3mins on high heat.  Add the boiling ingredients, stir it and taste to see if you need any salt.

Let it boil on medium heat for about 8mins. Now add the okra, do not stir. Steam it on medium heat for 3 to 4mins. Stir it properly, cover and allow it to boil for 2 more minutes. When the soup is ready, serve hot with eba, semovita etc.

Note: if you are using vegetable (ugu) add it the same time you added the okra and remember do not stir. Enjoy!!!