Remember how they say “don’t cover draw soup.” Kai sees scoping oh. You actually can. it’s only a myth. I mistakenly covered my cooking pot and viola! the soup was still okay. Just in case you were wondering if there are other methods of cooking Ogbono soup. I have a recipe here.
Ingredients
1lb meat(I used beef)
Half cup dry blended Ogbono (mix with a little warm water until smooth)
Half lb stock fish(washed and cooked)
1 dry fish(washed)
1 tablespoon dry pepper(add more if you prefer)
1 tablespoon crayfish powder
1 habanero pepper i.e. ata-rodo(crushed)
1 and halfcup chopped okra
100ml palm oil(optional)
Bouillon
salt to taste
A few sliced uziza leaves(optional)
Cooking Instruction
Place the meats into a pot. season with salt, bouillon, the tsp of pepper, and half a tablespoon of crayfish powder
Pour water to the level of the meats and cook until almost tender; then add the stockfish and oil.
Cook until the oil has combined well with the meat stock. Pour in the Ogbono mix and stir continuously until combined; then stir in the remaining crayfish and habanero.
Cook for another ten minutes on low heat; then add the dry fish, uziza, and okra. Cook for another 3 minutes and set aside. Serve with any side of swallow or eat as is
Notes
when cooking Ogbono using this method, you may use the oil or not. Without the oil, it becomes white Ogbono(still delicious). You could also cook this soup covered, I made the mistake of cooking it covered and it worked.
This delicious recipe is best served with your lovely family. So try to make it according to the family size.
