How to prepare Ogbono Soup

Ogbono Soup

Ogbono soup is a native to Western, Eastern and South south part of Nigeria. Therefore its been cooked by this people differently. Ogbono soup is made with ground Ogbono seeds. Its also rich in nutritional values. Its rich in antidiabetic properties, it prevents constipation, good for weight loss and when vegetable is added, it becomes richer. Its also loved by children because its easy for them to ingest.

Ingredients
1kg of assorted meat (including pomo, bush meat)
500g of ground Ogbono seeds
225g of ground crayfish
225g of stockfish
25g of ground pepper
25g of locust beans (iru)
1 medium size of onion
Vegetables (optional), ugwu, uziza leaves
2 cooking spoon of palm oil
Seasoning
Salt to taste

Preparation
Cook your assorted meat until soft and tender, add your stockfish and cook for 5 minutes to make it soft for easy consumption.
Pour your palm oil on the fire to make it hot.
Pour your ground Ogbono seeds into the hot palm oil so as to melt the ogbono seeds, and stir to ensure its smooth.
Pour your broth and continue to stir. Add water gradually until you have the thickness you desire.
Cook for 15minutes.
Add your ground pepper, salt, crayfish and seasoning
If you want to add vegetable. Put your vegetable and stir.
After 5minutes, add the assorted meat, stockfish and stir. Cook for another 5minutes.
Soup is ready
Serve with fufu or semo.