[Nappy Chick]

Here is my recipe for Ogbono soup.... yes, yes, I know it is the easiest recipe but make I put my own down now....
Ingredients:
Ogbono
Palm Oil
Pepper
Crayfish
Onions
Salt
Maggi
Curry and Thyme (to flavor your meat)
Meats (all kinds)
Fish i.e., okporoko
Bitterleaf/ugwu/spinach (optional)
Okra (optional)

A tip for the okporoko, I usually soak it from the night before. This "softens" it up A LOT!!! I cook it for about 45 minutes or so and check the softness. While the okporoko is cooking, I put the meat in a pot to cook and add onions, thyme, curry, salt and pepper for flavor. I then start mixing the ogbono inside hot palm oil while stirring it the whole time. I only stir it for a few minutes just to get it brown and start giving off a "scent"... Meanwhile, the meat should be cooked by now. I remove the meat and then I add the meat water to the ogbono mixture and let it cook for about 30 minutes. Add the fish and meat towards when the ogbono is almost done because you don't want your meats to "over cook"... add the spinach or ugwu or bitterleaf last of all because the heat of the soup would cook them. For those who like okra with ogbono (I have never added it, but some folks do, you should add it before adding the meat. This is to give the okra time to cook)... anyhow, here are my pictures from the recipe



Some of the ingredients used


The soup itself when it was cooked


Small shot of my soup oh


Hmmmm..., it's time to whack