Ogbono Soup Recipe

How to cook Ogbono Soup

Ogbono is a popular Nigeran soup recipe made with Ogbono seeds (wild African bush Mango seeds). Just like Okra, Ogbono is a draw soup; it has a mucilaginous (slimy) texture. It is widely accepted by different ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Ingredients:

3 cups of Stock

1kg Meat (washed)

Pumpkin leaves or any local green leaf of your choice (washed and nicely chopped)

1 cup Ogbono (ground)

Dried fish

Stockfish

Kpomo (can be diced into tiny bits)

1 cup Crayfish (ground)

Cameroon Pepper to taste

2 Seasoning cubes

1 cup Palm oil

1 Onion (chopped)

Salt to taste

Directions:

• Season and boil the meat to obtain the broth
• When the meat is almost soft, add the stockfish and kpomo
• Add about 5 cups of water when the stockfish, meat and kpomo are soft and bring to a boil
• Add the ogbono. Make sure you stir well to avoid lumps.
• Add palm oil and cook on low heat until you see bubbles. (note that ogbono has the tendency to burn so be careful)
• Add the salt, crayfish and seasoning cubes then Boil for another 3 mins
• Add the chopped vegetables