This is by far the fastest soup to make.
How to properly prepare Nigerian Ogbono soup.

Ingredient
1/3 cup dried/blended apon/ogono
1/4 cup palm oil
11/2 cups warm water
Choice or meat and fish (precooked)
2 cubes Knor ( bouillion cubes)
salt to taste
1 Tspn dried pepper
3 Tspns blended crayfish

Direction
  • Set a medium sized pot on medium heat, add in the palm oil. wait 3-4mins, add in the dried ogbonon. With a cooking spoon continuously stir the mixture until you have a smooth paste
  • Incorporate the water into the paste bits at a time  and continuously stir, the mixture will get thicker as you stir. Continue until you have incorporated all the water ( the consistency of the soup should be “drawy”)
  • Add in the precooked meat, Knor cubes, pepper, crayfish and salt. combine
  • Simmer for 4-6 minutes more

Your soup is ready to serve. as Ibhade kindly pointed out, this soup is best served with pounded yam :)

Variations; Some people add in Okra, Ugu or Bitter leaves to this soup. If using okra, prepare the okra separately and add it in just before the 3rd step.
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