Nigerian Okra Soup

Nigerian Okra Soup

Pictured with Pounded Yam

Ingredients
1 onion
1 TB oil
5 cups water
1 lb meat
1 bag frozen spinach
1 bag frozen whole okra
2 TB tomato paste
1/2 c fish powder or fish stock
optional crayfish or dried shrimp

Shred the whole okra (I used a machine you can cut in small pieces by hand).

Saute onion in 1 TB of oil and 1 tsp red pepper. Add 5 cups water and meat and boil for 25-30 minutes. Add 1 bag of chopped frozen spinach, 1 lb of shredded okra, 2 TB tomato paste, fish stock from dried fish (I used fish powder because it's cheaper 1/2 c).

Add the frozen spinach stir and then add the shredded okra and let boil for another 15-20 minutes until the okra makes the soup kind of slimy... It should be a very thick consistency but the okra gives it a slim texture.Add red pepper and salt to taste.

My Nigerian boyfriend likes it super spicy so I always add more of his red pepper as I cook. This time I used 1lb of beef stew meat. Typically they use a variety of goat meat, tripe, seafood etc...