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    Home » Nigerian Recipes » Okra Pepper Soup (Igbagba Ofofo)

    Published: Aug 31, 2015 · Modified: Aug 12, 2019 by Ajoke

    Okra Pepper Soup (Igbagba Ofofo)

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    It would be a sin if I don’t share this lovely hearty recipe with you all. How are you doing today? This recipe is classic, it is simple and above all yummy. The dish is called okra pepper soup, it is mostly eaten by the Uhrobo people in Nigeria.

    Seriously, a part of me should move to side of the country mainly for their good food. Hats off, una sabi good food. Okra peppersoup is basically okra and pepper soup but who would have thought hey! Combining pepper soup spices with okra. We Yorubas seriously need to step up. Lol;

    Well this is my take on Pepper soup okra or okro pepper soup as fondly called, I said my take because of some of the spices I used. I added rosemary and bay leaves to the soup. If you have not been using these herbs in cooking your pepper soup then you have been missing. Try it and thank me later. That’s all I can say.

    This soup can be eaten with any type of swallow but traditionally, you eat it with starch and plantain or yellow garri and plantain. If you definitely like Okra, then this is another wonderful way to enjoy it and did I mention it’s healthy too, YES no oily ‘serenre’. This soup is ready under half an hour and I promise you it would be gone in 5 minutes. lol

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    Ingredients

    500g okra, chopped in chunks

    300g of mutton substitute with goat meat

    Smoked catfish fillets

    Few pieces of shrimps and any fresh fish, washed and seasoned with salt

    2 pieces bay leaves

    ½ tsp rosemary, I used dried one

    Handful of basil substitute with scent leaves (efinrin)

    1 heaped tbsp pepper soup spice

    Ground crayfish, I didn’t use it

    2 handfuls of uwgu, chopped (I didn’t use any)

    Seasoning

    Salt

    Cayenne pepper (I used crushed chilli flakes)

    how-to-cook-okra-pepper-soup

    How to cook Okra pepper soup

    Place a pan medium heat, add the washed beef, seasoning and salt (I didn't add onions but you can if you want) add enough water to cook just as you would for pepper soup. After about 10 minutes of boiling, add the pepper soup spice, bay leaves, catfish fillets, cayenne pepper and rosemary and cook till beef is about 95% tender.

    Add the fish to the sauce at this point and leave to cook in  the sauce for about 5-8 minutes. Take it out of the sauce and set aside. The reasons for doing are;

    process shot of how to cook goat meat and catfish

    Okra doesn't take long to cook and fish is delicate too. You don’t want to be stirring it too much when you add the okra at the last stage of cooking and you want the fish to absorb the flavour from the pepper soup

    Add the chopped okra to the pepper soup, cook for a minute stirring in between. Add the shrimp to the soup and stir to combine. Check for salt and seasoning. (I didn't need to add any as my stock was well seasoned) Add your greens of choice at this stage if using, stir in the soup to combine and cook for another 5 minutes, add the fish and cook for another minute or two.

    how-to-cook-okra-pepper-soup

    Take the okra pepper soup off the heat and serve with your steaming hot swallow of choice.

    image of one of nigerian vegetable dish

    If you love this recipe, you might like egusi pepper soup or Ila alasepo

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    5 from 2 votes

    Okra Pepper Soup (Igbagba Ofofo)

    The dish is called okra pepper soup, it is mostly eaten by the Uhrobo people in Nigeria. Seriously, a part of me should move to that side of the country mainly for their good food. Okra pepper soup is also called Igbagba Ofofo
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Nigerian
    Keyword: Nigerian dishes, Okra dish
    Servings: 4

    Ingredients

    • 500 g okra chopped in chunks
    • 300 g of mutton substitute with goat meat
    • Smoked catfish fillets
    • Few pieces of shrimps and any fresh fish washed and seasoned with salt
    • 2 pieces bay leaves
    • ½ tsp rosemary I used dried one
    • Handful of basil substitute with scent leaves (efinrin)
    • 1 heaped tbsp pepper soup spice
    • Ground crayfish optional
    • 2 handfuls of uwgu chopped (I didn’t use any)
    • Seasoning I used Knorr
    • Salt
    • Cayenne pepper substitute with crushed chilli flakes

    Instructions

    • Place a pan on medium heat, add the washed beef, seasoning and salt (I didn’t add onions but you can if you want) add enough water to cook just as you would for pepper soup. After about 10 minutes of boiling, add the pepper soup spice, bay leaves, catfish fillets, cayenne pepper and rosemary and cook till beef is about 95% tender.
    • Add the fish to the sauce at this point and leave to cook in sauce for about 5-8 minutes. Take it out of the sauce and set aside. The reasons for doing are;Okra doesn’t take long to cook and fish is delicate too, you don’t want to be stirring it too much when you add the okra at the last stage of cooking
    • Add the chopped okra to the pepper soup, cook for a minute stirring in between. Add the shrimp to the soup and stir to combine. Check for salt and seasoning. (I didn’t need to add any as my stock was well seasoned)Cook for another 5 minutes, add the fish and cook for another minute. Take the okra pepper soup off the heat and serve with your steaming hot swallow of choice.
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    1. Adel says

      February 08, 2022 at 8:55 am

      5 stars
      Thanks so much. A really fantastic recipie

      Reply
    2. Ownyee says

      May 22, 2017 at 1:35 am

      Loving this. I will try it

      Reply
    3. Maggie says

      October 15, 2015 at 9:52 am

      Thanks so much, i tried out this recipe yesterday and everyone loved it, my mum most especially. thanks a lot.

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        October 15, 2015 at 10:34 pm

        Thanks for the feedback Maggie, regards to your mum.x

        Reply
    4. donald dp says

      September 28, 2015 at 9:10 am

      really nice.......such a TASTY PAGE

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        September 28, 2015 at 10:59 am

        Thanks for stopping by Donald

        Reply
    5. Sola says

      September 03, 2015 at 10:43 am

      This is fresh and yummy. I like

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        October 14, 2015 at 7:44 pm

        Thank you

        Reply

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