How is ogbono soup prepared

Cuisine: Nigerian. Prep Time: 5 minutes. Cook Time: 40 minutes. Total Time: 45 minutes. Servings: 8. Calories: kcal.

Author: Tayo Oredola. Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark. Chop the spinach and set aside. If using whole ogbono seeds, grind it using a mortar and pestle set or a coffee grinder.

Skip if using pre-ground seeds. When the assorted meats are ready, drain the stock out but save some of the stock so you can use it to flavor the ogbono soup. In another pot, add some palm oil on low heat and add the ogbono seeds to it.

Mix in the ogbono seeds and break any lumps with a serving spoon. Add the stock from the cooked meats and stir. Add water and stir until you reach your desired thickness. Bring to a boil, then set to low heat and let it cook for about 10 minutes, stirring intermittently. Add in the meats, bouillon powder, cayenne pepper, crayfish.

Taste for salt and add some if needed. Let simmer for about 10 minutes. Your ogbono soup is ready to serve! Notes This recipe serves 8 and contains 5 net carbs per serving. Tried this Recipe? Let me know! Tag lowcarbafrica on Instagram or please leave a comment below! Make sure you cook the Ogbono well or it will have a bitter taste. If you follow this recipe and use good Ogbono seed it will not lose it's slippery and slimy texture.

Like Bitter leaf and Ayamase , the older and more times you warm up the soup the sweeter it becomes. Trust me on this.. It's sweetest around the 3rd day but the colour will be darker. When ogbono is stored for too long, it tastes like soap when cooked. Ensure you don't store ogbono for too long.

Ogbono soup might taste bitter if not well cooked. Ogbono unlike other draw soups takes longer to cook. I will make a seperate post on Okro Ogbono soup.

Nigerian chicken stew. If you try this recipe, rate it and leave comment below. This post was originally published February 23, , republished with few new pictures February Each time i make my ogbono soup is always dark in colour, and looses its slimy pretty soon. Pls help. Thanks for this post. It's been a while I made ogbonno. It''ll definitely be on the menu before the week runs out.

I prefer mine with Eba. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. This soup makes a filling meal when served with fresh Garri Eba , pounded yam, Fufu, or any other solid food.

You can find me on Facebook , and Instagram. I love keeping in touch with all of you! Just made this for dinner and it was a hit with hubby! Very easy to follow instructions. I used okra and spinach. Thumbs up!!! I just used this tutorial to cook Ogbono soup for the first time ever and it came out fine.

Thanks for this. I had previously cooked ogbono soup with another method, but it didn't "draw" as I wanted it to. I'm so glad this recipe turned out well for you.

Ogbono Soup. Ogbono soup is a delectable Nigerian concoction soup and it's super easy to prepare. Dried fish or smoked fish of choice. Bitter leaf vegetable leaf or uziza leaf. Peppers of your choice. Stock cubes of your choice. Salt to taste. Cow skin kpomo. Bitter leaf or pumpkin leaf or Uziza leaf.