
Soups
Owo soup
A rich, colorful soup made with palm oil, fish, meat and crayfish, well spiced. It is very popular in southwestern Nigeria, especially in the Ondo region, and is eaten with cassava dough (akpu) or pounded yam.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Assaisonnement
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Cook the meat in water with the onion and salt for 40 minutes.
- Add the fish cut into pieces and the crushed chilies, then continue cooking for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the palm oil and crayfish, then mix until the broth takes on an orange-red color.
- Add the shrimp powder, stock powder, pepper and ginger, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the sliced spinach or okra and cook for 5 minutes, until tender but still green.
- Adjust the seasoning and serve hot with the cassava dough or pounded yam.
Variations and tips
Fish-free version. Replace the fish with peeled shrimp added at the end of cooking.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

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