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Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, otong(efik okro soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
I have written about Okro Soup in the past. (Recipe HERE). My Okro soup is actually a throwback to the Efik Ottong soup, so I am considering renaming it to Ottong Soup. On that post, I stated clearly that the dish was not Ila Asepo and it shouldn't be mixed… Otong soup is a popular delicious traditional Okra soup recipe from the Efik people of Cross river, South Eastern Nigeria. Otong soup is very similar to the Yoruba Okra Soup; Ila Alasepo.
Otong(Efik Okro Soup) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Otong(Efik Okro Soup) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have otong(efik okro soup) using 12 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Otong(Efik Okro Soup):
- Prepare 200 g Ugu
- Make ready 200 g Okro
- Take 100 g Uziza
- Prepare 600 g Ponmo
- Prepare 3 pcs Fried Fish
- Take Others
- Make ready Palm oil 1cooking spoon
- Get Ground Crayfish 2cooking Spoon
- Get Ground pepper
- Make ready Iru(seeded)
- Prepare Cube Seasoning
- Prepare Salt
It is characterised by two main ingredients Okro and Ugwu. Otong soup is nutritious and it is high in iron content. To the Yorubas this is called Ila asepo (with variation). I don't get tired of okro soup be it Ila asepo, otong soup, Ogbono Okro or plain okro.
Steps to make Otong(Efik Okro Soup):
- Assemble main ingredients,wash ponmo,season with pepper,seasoning cube and little salt,marinate for 1hr,to bring out the taste
- Wash and slice all vegetable,soak iru to make possible sand settle,after marinating, add enough water to boil ponmo,after 3mins,add palm oil,crayfish, iru,seasoning cube,bring to boil,add okro stir,boil for a min,add ugu,stir,boil for a min,taste to adjust with salt,add uziza last,stir,cook for a min,add fried fish,pls don't cover the pot,while cooking…turn off heat,enjoy with favourite morsel!!!
To the Yorubas this is called Ila asepo (with variation). I don't get tired of okro soup be it Ila asepo, otong soup, Ogbono Okro or plain okro. This is another great okro (okra) recipe. The soup has it origin from southern Nigeria but it's definitely a must try for all. Okra (Okro) Soup is a farm fresh soup recipe prepared with green vegetables.
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