Ogbono Soup also known as Draw Soup makes eating Fufu Recipes so easy because of its slimy nature which helps the lumps of fufu slide down. Ogbono Soup can be considered one of the average Nigerian favorite as it is served in almost every home as an alternative to okro.
Some people like their Ogbono soup plain, with no added vegetables, others would not touch it unless there is some kind of vegetable in it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup ogbono seed
- Assorted meat, beef
- Dry/roasted fish
- Stockfish
- Pomo (cow skin)
- Cameroon/dry pepper
- ½ cup crayfish
- 3 cooking spoons palm oil
- Ugu (pumpkin leaves) or bitter leaf
- Seasoning cubes
- Salt, to taste
Steps
- Shred and wash the ugu (pumpkin leaves).
- Grind the ogbono, crayfish and cameroon pepper with a dry mill. Pour in a bowl, add a little palm oil and mix together until it dissolves.
- Wash and cook the assorted meat, stockfish, roasted fish and pomo until tender. Remove from the pot. Add water (adjust amount according to the thickness you want) to the remaining stock in the pot.
- Add palm oil and boil for a bit, then add the ogbono and keep stirring until it begins to thicken and draw. Add more water if it’s too thick and keep stirring. Cook for about 15 minutes, add the assorted meat, stockfish, roasted fish, pomo, seasoning and salt to taste.
- Cook for 3 minutes. Add your ugu leaves and cook for another minute. Remove from the heat.
- Serve with fufu, eba, etc.
