Ogbono soup is another offering of ‘draw soup‘ which you find on many Nigerian restaurant menus list. Some things just combine well together, stock fish, smoked fish, Pomo, beef ,ogbono, and bitter leaf combo with pounded yam or Eba is a winner any day. I have always wondered why fresh fish is not favored in this soup. I do use fresh fish for Okro soup so I dont see why not for Ogbono
Ogbono which is the seed of African mango is believed to have benefits in controlling weight. Some composition of this seed helps prevent sugars from being stored in the body.I am sure soon lots of ogbono will be exported for medicinal purposes.
Something that is always a challenge for me is how to test for ‘drawyness’ ( not sure there is real english word, you guys know what I mean) of Ogbono when buying from the market aside what the traders tell you . Any one has the signs to look for?
What are some of the do’s and dont’s in cooking Ogbono soup in your tribe?
Recipe to make Ogbono soup
Small derica Ogbono(ground)
8 pieces Beef
6-8 pieces Pomo
1 medium piece Stock Fish head
2 cups pieces of smoked Fish
10 pieces dressed smoked Prawns
1/2 teaspoon dried Cameroun Pepper
2 pieces yellow Pepper
1 medium ball Bitter leaf
1teaspoon Uziza leaves( sliced) optional
1 teaspoon finely chopped onion( for seasoning beef)
2 tablespoons ground crayfish
1 beef seasoning cube
2 Crayfish tablets
120 cl water
2 cooking spoons Palm oil
Salt to taste
Method
1, Season the beef with beef seasoning, onion, some dry pepper and salt and set aside for about 30 minutes .
2, Steamed in its juice till dry, and then add some water and boil
3, Next ,add the Pomo, stock fish head and cook till soft.
4, Wash and add the smoked fish and prawns when beef is almost cooked.
5 Heat you palm oil till hot but not smoking for about 3 -5 minutes
6, Pour ogbono into oil and turn off heat. Stir to dissolve the ogbono and set aside.
7,Add water to pot of meat and bring to boil
8,Add the remaining pepper, crayfish powder and seasoning.
9, Add the ogbono and allow to boil and bubble for about 3 minutes. Do not stir, but shake the pot around around
10, Add the bitter leaf and uziza leaves , stir and cook for about 5 minutes
11, Serve with pounded yam.
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One of the reasons i love your cooking technique is because you dont cook the soup for too long thereby killing off the vital nutrients. i usually cook soup for long but i’ve now learnt.
Ive cooked ogbono with fresh mackarel fish with bitterleaf or uziza and it came out lovely. Give it a go.
Dear IB,
Good to know about your twist to Ogbono soup. I will give it a try.
What will happen when we stir it after adding the ogbono?
i see that you didnt add okro, to it why is that?
Hi, Anu. Usually Okro is not added to ogbono. When the Ogbono is not resilient enough then people will add Okro. In this case it is called Okro Ogbono:) . The thing with cooking is that you can always experiment with ingredients.
Great idea for the weekend, I’ll definitely try it. Thank you loads!
I tend to blend my ogbono in a blender to a runny consistency because I wash it and then remove the brown skin before cooking with it. I have to adopt this method because I am not privileged to buy fresh/ clean Ogbino in my part of the world.
Keep up the good work and keep the recipes and finished photos coming. Brilliant presentation as always
Nice job dear keep it flowing
Ok, let’s go there! thanks again guys!
I love the ogbonna soup as well it’s another fast soup to be cooked
Hi, Biiii. You are right. Ones you get the meat cooked the rest is easy.
Pray , tell what is the difference between the two bowls of soup? The one below is more inviting and appetizing! I would rather prefer to make that one over the other, lol
Hi, Adebayo. Here is the confession . The earlier dish was photographed when I was learning food photo
Oh great. Thanks and weldone
Lovely… this is exactly how I prepare mine too. Keep it up
Hi, Yemi. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for following my blog.
This is an entirely different style of cooking ogbono from my own view but l will give it a trial
Hello Princess Florence. Trust me this method is easy and straight forward and the result….. I leave that to you to get back and tell me.????