I welcome you all to another episode of hivelearners creative Sunday where creativity is been appreciated, today I would love to take us through the process of how I prepare one of the Nigerian delicious soup which is okra soup.
Okra soup is one of the lovely Nigerian soups you can enjoy with any swallow of your choice, it is one of my best soups because it is very easy to prepare and very affordable. I love the way it draws and the beautiful green color of the ugwu leaves. Just recently, I decided to make okra soup at home, and I want to share how I did it, step by step.
Ingredients used
Fresh okra
Cowskin
Smoked fish
Locust beans
Ugwu leaves
Pepper
Salt
Palm oil
Seasoning cubes.
STEP 1:- The first thing I love to do before cooking is hygiene, clean my hands, and also get all my ingredients ready. I washed the okra properly and chopped it into small pieces, I used a chopper for this okra, you can use a knife to cut the okra it depends on your choice.
I like my okra finely chopped because it helps the soup draw well. After that, I washed the cow skin thoroughly to make sure there was no sand or dirt left. I also deboned the smoked fish carefully. I washed and sliced the ugwu and set it aside. Then I blended my fresh pepper with a little water. I brought out my locust beans, seasoning cube, and salt so that everything would be close by when cooking.
Step 2:- I placed my clean pot on the gas and poured in some water. Not too much, because I wanted the soup to be thick, not watery. After that, I added palm oil to the water. I allowed the oil and water to boil a little.
Step 3:- When the water and oil mixture boiled well, I poured in my blended pepper and stirred with my cooking spoon. After that, I added my deboned smoked fish and cow skin. I stirred everything together gently. Then I dropped one seasoning cube into the pot and a little salt to taste. I also added some locust beans to make the flavor stronger.
Step 4:- Next, I added my chopped okra into the pot. I stirred the mixture very well so that everything blended together nicely. After stirring the okra for some minutes, I added the fried fish I had prepared earlier. This gave the soup more taste. Then I sprinkled my sliced ugwu leaves on top to give the soup a fresh and healthy look. I stirred gently and allowed it to simmer for a minute.
Now the soup is ready and you can pair it with any swallow of your choice.
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