Nigerian Okro Soup Recipe

plated okro soup in a white bowl with a silver spoon

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine: Nigerian, West African

Keyword: nigerian soup, okra soup, okro soup, soup

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 325kcal

Author: Ogechi

Nigerian Okro Soup is a staple soup that is nutritious, filling, and packed with flavor. This recipe is high in lean protein and uses less oil than most other recipes out there.

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Equipment

1 stock pot
1 cutting board
1 cutting knife

Ingredients

740 grams okra finely chopped
50 grams ground crayfish
1½ pounds smoked turkey wings remove from bone after cooked
100 grams stockfish
83 grams uziza leaves
1 tablespoon ground uziza
2 tablespoons bouillon seasoning
2 tablespoons palm oil
1 lb spinach fresh
2 scotch bonnet peppers (habanero) optional
1 white onion finely chopped

Instructions

Use 8 cups of water to cook stock fish and smoked turkey wings.
When the meat is tender, add onions, bouillon seasoning, crayfish, ground uziza, and uziza leaves to the pot. Blend peppers and add at this time.
The water level should be a little below the meat before adding chopped okra and palm oil. Let everything cook for 5-8 minutes.
Stir in the spinach and mix until it wilts
Remove the pot from the stove and enjoy with your favorite swallow

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