Special Contest for Steem Africa | Promote Your Most Delicious Traditional Food| Presenting Okra with Ugu soup||24-03-2021||

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HOW TO PREPARE OKRA AND UGU SOUP
Okra and Ugu soap is a native delicacy here in the Eastern part of Nigeria.Here is the procedure.

INGREDIENTS

•Ugu leaf
•Okra
•Stock fish
•Beef
•Fresh fish
•Red oil
•Crayfish
•Pepper
•Salt
•Maggi cube

Beef and stock fish

Once these ingredients are ready.The journey has begun.

PREPARATION PROCESS
•Wash the Ugu leaf properly and then chop it into fine sizes with a knife.
•Wash the okra and chop it into fine sizes with a knife.
•Wash the stock fish with warm water for proper softening.
•Grind the pepper and crayfish properly.
•Wash and boil the ice-fish and beef properly with the addition of onions and salt.

Ugu leaf chopped by me

Boiling the beef

Now I have prepared the ingredients.I can now start the cooking proper.

COOKING PROCEDURE

•Set a pot on the cooker device,allow it to dry and then add a good quantity of red oil.After the oil has heated up,kindly introduce the chopped okra unto the hot oil.It will make a nice sound.Turn the mixture with a cooking spoon to avoid burning.

•Next is to add about half litre of water.Add the stock fish and crayfish and cover the pot.Allow the mixture to boil for about 7 to 10 minutes.

•The next step is to open the pot,add the already parboiled beef and ice-fish together with pepper.Turn the mixture properly and then cover the pot once again.Allow to boil for another 10 minutes.

The soup is almost getting ready.

•After the 10 minutes,add salt and maggi to taste.Stirr the mixture properly and taste the the mixture to check for the level of salt.

Finishing touches

•The last step,is to add the Ugu leaf to the boiling mixture.Turn the mixture intermittently and bring down the pot after 2 minutes.Now the Okra and Ugu soup is ready for consumption.

The Ugu soup is ready

You can enjoy the soup with wheat meal,garri or fufu according to local need.

Just dished out the soup

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