Cooking Directions for Ogbono Soup

Cooking Directions for Ogbono Soup

1. Pour the palm oil into a clean dry stainless
steel or aluminium pot. Set on the stove and
melt the oil at low heat. Remember, only
melt the oil, do not allow it to heat up.
2. Once melted, turn off the heat and add the
ground Ogbono.
3. Use your cooking spoon to dissolve the
Ogbono in the oil.
4. When all the Ogbono powder has completely
mixed with the oil, add the meat/fish stock
(water from cooking the assorted meat and
fish). Set the heat of your cooker to low and
start stirring. You will notice the Ogbono
start to thicken and draw.
5. Keep stirring till the Ogbono has completely
absorbed the meat stock.
6. Add a small quantity of the hot water and
stir till the Ogbono has absorbed all the
water. Repeat this process till you get a
consistency that is shown in the video
below.
7. Making sure that your heat is set to low,
cover the pot and start cooking. Once it
starts to simmer, stir every 2-3 minutes for
20 minutes.
So what you'll do is: every 3 minutes or so,
open the pot, stir every well, scraping the
Ogbono that sticks to the base of the pot,
cover the pot and cook for another 3
minutes.
8. After 20 minutes, the Ogbono should be well
cooked and you will begin to perceive its
nice flavour and aroma.
9. Add the assorted meat and fish, ground
crayfish, salt and pepper to taste. The
Ogbono may have become thicker from the
cooking. If so, add a little bit more water and
stir very well. Cover and cook till the
contents of the pot is well heated up.