Recipe of the day: Ila Alasepo (Mixed okro soup)

Total time: 1hr                     Yield: 8-10 servings             Level: Easy

          prep: 10mins

         cook: 50mins   

I made this delicious, mouth-watering soup with crayfish, stock fish, cow leg, cow skin, smoked catfish and shawa dried fish for suhoor. Enjoy with rice, eba, semovita or pounded yam.
It's called Ila Alasepo which means mixed okra soup. This soup is similar to Otong soup. 




    Ingredients

• 4 cups blended okro
• 3 tablespoons crayfish powder
• 1 cup palm oil
• 2-3 scotch bonnets 
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• Salt to taste
• 3 stock cubes
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2-3 tablespoons Adobo all purpose seasoning
• Cow skin
• Cow legs
• Few pieces stock fish
• 3 large smoked catfish
• 2 medium shawa dried fish
• 3 teaspoons ground locust beans

   Tools/Equipment

• Oven/Cooker
• Bowls
• Cooking spoon
• Medium pot

Stock fish, smoked catfish, and shawa dried fish. 

Soak in salted water for hours then cook in microwave until they are soft. 

Cut the boiled beef tripe, debone/shred the smoked catfish and shawa dried fish.

Debone/shred the stock fish. Cut the boiled cow legs and cow skin into tiny pieces.

Wash the okro and blend or grate. 

Pour into a medium pot. Add the ground crayfish, locust beans and season to taste. Then boil.

Add palm oil, blended scotch bonnet, chili powder and water (or stock). Cook for about 6 minutes on medium heat. Then add the boiled beef tripe, shawa dried fish, smoked catfish, cow legs, cow skin and stock fish. Simmer for about 8 minutes. (keep stirring)

It's ready!

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