OWOH SOUP AND STARCH SWALLOW | LOCAL NIGERIAN FOOD | DIARYOFAKITCHENLOVER

goat meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner, while beef is often more affordable.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil provides a similar flavor with less saturated fat.

bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach offers a similar texture and flavor profile.

locust beans

🥗Healthier: fermented soybeans

💰Cheaper: miso

Fermented soybeans provide umami flavor at a lower cost.

Transfer goat meat into a pot and add chopped pepper, onions, and all spices and seasonings.

Allow the mixture to steam for some minutes.

Check to ensure all ingredients have penetrated the goat meat, then add more water and adjust seasoning.

Allow it to cook, then add crayfish powder and mix well.

Mix potash in water and add it to the pot.

Once the mixture starts to bubble, add palm oil.

Add stock fish and any other protein desired.

Thicken the soup with starch or yellow Gary, and allow it to cook on low heat until thickened.

Cooking Techniques

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