Nigerian Okra Soup
  1. Wash tripe (or meat of choice) and place it into a pot or pressure cooker. Season with salt, pepper, and bouillon powder/seasoning cubes. Cook until tender and set aside.

  2. In a blender, blend scotch boner and bell peppers into a paste. Set aside.

  3. Blend Red bell peppers, scotch bonnet,½ onion and cayenne peppers and transfer to an empty pot to boil for 15 minutes( or till dry).

  4. Add palm oil to a cooking pot on medium heat. Add locust beans (iru) and fry. About 3-5 minutes.

  5. Next, add the pepper mixture and potash to the pot of iru and palm oil. Cook until most of the water has evaporated. The sauce should look darker red.

  6. Add your pre-cooked tripe (or meat of choice).

  7. Add the broth from the tripe. Cook for about 10 minutes.

  8. Add the salt and seasoning powder. Cook for about 1 minute.

  9. Now add your grated/chopped okra. Let it cook on medium heat (do not cover the pot).

  10. Finally, add your chopped spinach. Cook for 5 minutes.

  11. Adjust seasoning and serve hot with your choice of swallow like eba, pounded yam, semovita, or amala.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍲Soup

CuisineNigerian

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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