FOOD

Okro Soup along with could be great start for lunch and dinner if you crave for African food

OKRO SOUP From Nigeria(Courtesy of africanbites.com)

Ingredients

• 1 pounded okra fresh or frozen

• ½ pounded oxtail meat

• ½ pounded shrimp

• ½ cup medium-sized onions chopped

• ½ cup ground crayfish

• 1 Tbsp Beef or Chicken Bouillon

• 3 Cups chopped Spinach

• 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika

• ½ Cup Ground Red Pepper Flakes

• ½ Cup Ground Egusi (Optional)

• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

• In a medium-sized sauce pan, boil oxtail seasoned with garlic salt,smoked paprika,pepper and onions till tender for 30 minutes

• If using fresh okra wash the it and remove the tops and tails. Slice into rounds

• Blend the okra to a coarse consistency in a food processor or you can finely chop the okra into coarse consistency using sharp knife

• Add ground crayfish,bouillon or Maggie and Egusi into a pan of boiled meat, cook for 5 minutes

• Add Shrimp, cook for another 5 minutes and finally add spinach, stir for about mintute

• Serve warm with Fufu or any kind of Carb related food stuff