Obe Ila Alasepo: Okro Soup..Like Never Before

This soup was a favorite of mine while growing up, as an Ondo chic,, I had lots of it and aspa Mummy being a warrior in the kitchen, our taste buds where always on bu.

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Ingredients

• 25-30 Pieces Fresh Okra
• 1 Cooking Spoon Palm Oil
• 800 grams Assorted Meats (Shaki, Ponmo, Cowfoot, Beef, Goat meat and offals are ideal)
• 2-3 Pieces Stock Fish
• 2 Medium Smoked Fish

• Fresh prawns
• Smoked Prawns
• 1 Cooking Spoon Crayfish
• 2-3 Chopped Scotch Bonnet (Atarodo)
• 1 Bell Pepper Chopped (Tatashe)
• 4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1/2 Cooking Spoon Locust Beans (Iru)
• 1/2 Cooking Spoon Cayenne Pepper (Ata gungun)
• 1 Medium Onion
• Knorr Chicken Cubes
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

Chop your okro into bits. 

Clean the smoked fish and soak in hot water to remove all traces of dirt, break into pieces and set aside.

Put your assorted meat into a pot and pour in about 3/4 cups of water,  add your desired spies, I prefer Knorr chicken, Curry and Tyme

You’ll need to season your meats really well as this will serve as the base of your Ila Alasepo. 

If your stock isn’t well seasoned, then your soup may end up tasting bland. Ensure you end up with very rich and tasty stock. 

You’ll need at least 3 cups of stock left in the pot after boiling the meats so, ensure you add enough water

When the meats are soft, transfer the meats into a bowl, leaving just the stock in the pot.

 Add the palm oil and leave to boil on medium heat for 6-8 minutes…

Leave to cook for 3 minutes. Now add the blended okra. Stir vigorously to combine…..

Let boil for about 3-5 minutes

Serve with any swallow of your choice, I love it with Yellow Garri or Amala.

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