ILA ASEPO (Mixed meat okro)- SOUP 4- "TOP 4 TRADITIONAL SOUPS"

ILA ASEPO (Mixed meat okro)

Mixed okro is a dish that sits well with kids because its  has a slimy texture that makes it easy to swallow. It goes well with any solid food(like eba, pounded yam, semolina, wheat) and some people take it up a notch and have it with rice.
I cant brag about anything historical on okro simply because i have not done any research, therefore for the sake of not making myself (or you)bored i'd jump straight into it. Lets get cooking.

MIXED MEAT INGRIDIENTS

Pre boiled cubed beef ( see previous posts on how to boil)

10 Cleaned crabs (medium size)

10 Crab claws

1 cup of Dried prawns

Pre boiled Chicken drumsticks (see previous posts on how to boil)

Smoked Titus fish

2 large snails (cut into tiny pieces)

SOUP INGRIDIENTS

Grated or chopped okro (25-30)

4 table spoons of palm oil

1 cup of Beef or chicken liquid stock

3 Stock cubes

1 teaspoon of salt

3 cups of warm clean water

6 chopped chili peppers (green)

2 table spoons of dried blended ogbono

Half a teaspoon of curry

1 tablespoon of dry Cameroonian chili powder (or 2 table spoons of dry chili powder)

1 table spoon of washed fermented melon seeds
4 cups of clean water

METHOD

Combine cups of clean water, liquid stock, palm oil, curry, chili powder, chopped green chilies and salt into a pot and allow to boil for 10 minutes. Add your stock cubes and all the different meats and sea food into the pan of seasoned water and allow to boil for another 10 minutes. Add your grated okro and dry ogbono to the mix and stir vigorously before you allow it cook for another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow your okro sit for 20 minutes. Check on the okro and by a little bit of palm oil should have separated from the okro and will be floating at the top of the pot. Stir the concussion again before you serve with any of the AYSUGGESTS. Thank me later.

Ogbono or Apon- SOUP 3- "TOP 4 TRADITIONAL SOUPS"

OGBONO
If you have a toddler and you are trying to introduce them solid foods, this is a recipe i

recommend. My daughter will die for her ogbono and as a mother it brings absolute joy to my life when i see the ease of how she consumes her obgono., Ogbono soup is a  straight forward, fast and delicious meal. Try it out and thank me later

INGREDIENTS ( feeds 10)

8 table spoons Blended ogbono

3 tea spoons chilli powder

3 table spoons of blended Crayfish

15 dried prawns (or as much as you like)

2 table spoons of Palm oil

One hand full of chopped Spinach leaves

1 Deboned Titus fish

3 stock cubes

1 teaspoon of salt

3 cups of water

PROCESS

Pour the cups of water, palm oil, salt, chilli powder and stock cubes into a pan and boil for 10 minutes. Add the crayfish, deboned fish and dried prawns to the heated water and let it boil for a further 2 minutes. Sprinkle your dried ogbono in slowly but use your other hand to keep whisking the water as your ogbono goes in (if you don’t whisk the ogbono in the water, your ogbono will form clusters). Continue to whisk the ogbono until you are sure it’s completely mixed into the water. Let it boil for a further one minute, by now the ogbono should start to bubble and swell. Add your chopped spinach and let it cook for another minute. If you have any pre boiled meat or fish, you can add it at this point and let it boil with the ogbono for about 2 minutes and then turn off the heat.