West African Okro Soup with Fufu Recipe

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
20 oz of Okra, cut and defrosted1/2 lb beef steak, cut into pieces1 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 of onion, chopped1/2 tsp salt, table to taste6 cups water1/8 cup canola oil (palm oil is traditional but fatty)1 bouillion chicken stock cube about 10g each, Maggi, Knorr or other brand3 tbsp 6 to 8 dashes of Maggi seasoning sauce1 dash of red pepper to tasteFufu:3 cups farina or yam (like potatoes) or garri (cassava grain) flour6 cups waterRead more: https://caloriecount.about.com/west-african-okra-soup-fufu-recipe-r10365#ixzz0dB3j45PBRead more: https://caloriecount.about.com/west-african-okra-soup-fufu-recipe-r10365#ixzz0dB3Vc7Rl
Directions
Directions
Season beef with onion, garlic, & salt in 4-6 quart pot

Add water. Bring to a boil and then cook on medium heat for 40 minutes.

Add oil, maggi cubes, maggi seasoning sauce, red pepper. Boil on medium heat about 12 minutes.

Stir in okra and boil on medium heat about 10 minutes. The okra soup is finished!

Make the Fufu: Boil water then reduce heat and stir in farina (or yam or garri) flour.

Stir constantly 2 minutes adding water as needed. Should look like stiff mashed potatoes.

Scoop onto a wet plate with wet wooden spoon.

Shape into a big ball for each person. For kids, roll into lots of 1 inch sized balls so they can dip it in their soup and swallow it easily.


Read more: https://caloriecount.about.com/west-african-okra-soup-fufu-recipe-r10365#ixzz0dB3pVkHr

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OLEJURU.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 34.5
  • Total Fat: 1.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.6 mg
  • Sodium: 116.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 2.6 g

Member Reviews
  • ZRIE014
    great - 3/22/18
  • NELLJONES
    I don't usually like okra, but this was really good! - 3/21/18
  • PICKIE98
    Very different. - 1/8/18