Serve when ready alongside banku (for Ghanaians) or rice (my personal preference). The okra is added last in order to avoid over-cooking it. Allow the mixture to cook for another 10 minutes. Once the turkey and fish are sufficiently cooked, add the okra mixture.Īdd the okra into the mixture by turning it from the bottom of the pot to the top. As the mixture softens, add tomato and mushrooms, and continue to let it simmer over the fire.Īllow the pot with the palm oil mixture to continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes before adding the smoked turkey and fish. When the oil is hot, add the onion, ginger, bouillion cubes, ground chili pepper and garlic. In a separate pot, pour 1/2 cup of palm oil. Soak the garden eggs and the okra for 10 minutes before transferring them to a pot to boil until the garden eggs turn translucent. The smaller you cut the okra, the better the draw will be.Ĭut the stalks off the garden eggs and cut them in half. They're slightly more bitter than the aubergine (dark purple) eggplants I am used to.ġ lb smoked turkey (Note: traditionally most people tend to use beef)ġ pound Okro (Note: Ghanaians call okra "okro")Ģ chili peppers (scotch bonnets or other red chilis are best), ground or finely choppedģ garden eggs (Substitute aubergines if unavailable)Ĭhop half of the pound of okra, then grate the other half.
In the States, if you're lucky, you may be able to find them at speciality African (and sometimes Asian) grocery stores. Cover, bring the water to a boil, lower the heat to simmer while you prepare a second pot with: 4 oz of washed tomatoes, whole (1 large or 2 small-to-medium.
Stir the goat meat well, and add 1/2 cup water to the pot. Choi You know, sometimes it’s good to add okra sparingly and just enjoy the soupy soup. Process: Put the goat meat in a soup pot and season it with the above ingredients. After some inquiries, I learned that they are simply another variety of eggplant. LIGHT OKRA SOUP Nigerian fufu and soup recipes Wives Connection LIGHT OKRA SOUP by EYA AYAMBEM A serving of light okra soup cooked with meats Irresistible okro soup. I had never seen them before when visiting Gambia or Kenya. This very delicious and nourishing soup can go. This recipe uses garden eggs, which are also called "African eggplants." When I first arrived in Accra, I was very confused as to what exactly the pale yellow "garden eggs" were. Okro soup is a native soup known distinctively for its taste and leaves which sets it apart from the rest. Creole gumbo usually features a roux (a thickening agent made with a fat such as butter, mixed with flour) and is typically served over hot rice. Okra soup is a fascinating dish because of its many permutations across West Africa and its reinvention in the Americas as gumbo. We added a few crabs that you can see in the pictures, but I've omitted them from the recipe below.
I learned how to make this recipe from my friend Julie from Ghana. I'm a okra soup purist, if you will. As such, these days, I only eat it sparingly, but relish those rare occasions. If you do choose to adapt the recipe with vegetable oil, I suggest using poultry instead of beef or smoked meat as the flavor is slightly better. Several chefs have attempted to adapt the recipe with vegetable oil to make it slightly healthier and reduce the cholesterol impact of the palm oil however, I believe that the palm oil is essential to rich, deep flavor of the dish. I've cut back as I've grown older because okra soup made with palm oil isn't the healthiest of dishes. Choi You know, sometimes it’s good to add okra sparingly and just enjoy the soupy soup.Have you tried light okra soup with pounded yam or semovita It’s heavenly.You’ll eat so much you forget weight watching. Whenever my mother made it, I could be continually counted on to eat to excess and then promptly fall into a food coma. A serving of light okra soup cooked with meats. Related post: Learn how to freeze okra for up to year in easy steps.Growing up, I was an okra soup fanatic.
This recipe would feed a family of four conveniently but feel free to adjust and adapt the recipe to suit your family size and pocket. You can use any protein you want and I’m sure it would taste great too. Then add in the reserved water from the meat and mix. I made this recipe as guilt-free as possible and that is why I chose fish and not beef. Transfer this paste, the fish flakes and palm oil into a large pot over medium heat, bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer. Trust me, you won’t miss a thing and this oil-less okra soup is packed with nutrients, it is a delight and budget-friendly. However, it is good to go without the oil whenever you can without compromising on flavour. In the past, when I cook okra soup (ila alasepo) I use about ½ cup of palm oil which in my opinion is not too bad if you ask me. Thanks to healthy eating, I now find it possible and also easy to make too. I have always known I could make it but the oil-eating habit in me shelved the idea. Yay! Guess who finally cooked oil-less okra soup? I seriously can’t believe it took me this long to make this guilt-free, yummy and healthy Nigerian soup.