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Ila Alasepo (Stewed Okra)

It is no news that I love okra soup either plain or as ila alasepo like it’s called in my language, in fact, I cook okra/ila alasepo at least once a week and it is always in my freezer. This effortless ila alasepo is one of my favourites, it is delicious, quick and very easy to cook too. Serve with any swallow of choice.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: African
Keyword: ila alasepo, okra soup, stewed okra
Servings: 4
Author: Ajoke

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 500 g fresh okra finger
  • ⅓ cup palm oil
  • 500 g beef or assorted meat cooked
  • 500 g fresh fish I used fresh salmon
  • 1 cup fresh prawns
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • Scotch bonnet chillies use according to preference
  • 1 medium-size onion
  • 1 wrap locust beans Iru
  • Salt to taste
  • Beef bouillon cube Knorr cubes or any seasoning cube of choice
  • 2 tablespoons ground crayfish

Instructions

  • Prep the ingredients: Add the red bell pepper, scotch bonnet chillies and onion to a blender, puree and set aside.
  • Chop or process the okra in a food processor and set aside. Cut the meat or fish into manageable chunks and set aside
  • Cook The Stew: Place a pan on medium heat, add palm oil, heat for about 1-2 minutes until hot then add the puréed pepper. Leave to cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Check at interval and stir to avoid burning add seasoning cube and salt to taste, add fresh prawns and fish if you are using or meat/assorted meat and cook for another 5 minutes. Take the fish and prawns out of the stew into a bowl and continue to cook the sauce on low heat (leave the meat/assorted meat in the stew) Whilst the stew is cooking
  • Cook the Okra: Place a new pan on the medium heat, add 1½ cups of water, locust beans and bring to boil (this should take about 3 minutes) add the chopped okra and stir vigorously to combine. Cook another 2 minutes and reduce the heat.
  • Mix the stew and okra: Finally, add the cooked stew to the okra and stir to combine. Taste for salt and seasoning and suit taste. Add ground crayfish, the fish taken out earlier carefully stir to combine and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and serve the stewed okra with a swallow of choice