African Comfort Food: How to Make the Best Okra Soup at Home!

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often more affordable.

meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Lean turkey is lower in fat, while chicken thighs are more budget-friendly.

Boil turkey wings in water with a little salt and pepper for about 15 minutes until tender.

If desired, add smoked paprika and bay leaf for flavor.

Prepare the okra by slicing it or blending it if it's small.

After 20 minutes, check the meat; it should be tender and falling off the bone.

Add dry fish to the pot and some warm water to maintain temperature, cooking for another 10 minutes.

Remove the meat from the liquid and let it cool before picking the meat from the bones.

Blend one onion and one pepper together until minced.

Add three tablespoons of crayfish flakes to the mixture.

Add the prepared okra to the pot.

Add more dried fish that hasn't been cooked yet and mix in the picked meat.

Crush the turkey meat and flake the fish into smaller pieces before adding them to the pot.

Add one tablespoon of palm oil to the mixture.

Finally, add frozen spinach and cook for another 8 minutes before serving.

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