Plain okro soup
Plain okro soup is different from the one pot okro soup, it is cooked to be accompanied by the versatile Omi Obe (stew).
Ingredients
- 450 g okro
- 3 cups water
- 3 g akanwu potash (thumb-nail size)
- salt
- 1 seasoning cube
Instructions
- Wash and grate okro using the small size grater otherwise, cut into chunks and put in a blender.
- Pour 3 cups of water in a pot, add akanwu and place over high heat.
- Bring to a boil, by this time it would have dissolved.
- Add okro. Cook until okro is tender about 5 minutes.
- Take off the heat and using a balloon whisk beat till everything is well mixed and okro is very mucilaginous.
- Put the pot back on the fire add a little salt and seasoning cube.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes and take off the heat.
- Serve Plain Okro soup, Ila with Omi Obe (stew) and Amala, pounded yam or any fufu of your choice.
Notes
- You can add a sprinkling of about 1 tablespoon of ground egusi when the okro comes to a boil.
- Iru is also an optional ingredient, add when the soup begins to boil.
- Be careful not to overcook it or it will turn to an unsavoury pale green colour.
- The smaller you chop or grate your okro the slimier or more mucilaginous it will become. If you don't want too much slime, slice the okro.
