OGBONO SOUP

RECIPE:

• Ogbono (grinded)
• Okro
• Yam
• Ugu (pumpkin leaves)
• Palm Oil
• Meat
• Stock fish (okporo)
• Smoked fish
• Crayfish
• Fresh pepper
• Seasoning cubes
• Salt
• Uziza powder
• Ogiri okpei

PREPARATION:

Peel and cook the yam

Wash and cook the meat together with the stock fish

Add salt and seasoning cubes…

Cook until it’s soft and tender

Add the smoked fish

Add more water that will be ok for the soup

Add the pounded pepper, crayfish and ogiri

Add the uziza powder

Bring to a boil

Pour in the grinded ogbono into your mortar, add palm oil and begin to stir until it’s well combined and drawy (optional)

Scoop into the boiling pot of meat. Stir and allow to cook or about 5 mins, stir occasionally to prevent it from burning.

Add more water if needed

Adjust Seasoning and salt of need be

Allow to boil again if you added water

Add your chopped okro and ugu

Stir and turn down the heat.

YAM (SWALLOW) PREPARATION:

When the yam is soft (very soft)

Drain the water, pound in your mortar and pestle until it’s very combined and soft.

Make sure you mash every lumps

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