Spicy Seafood Okra Soup

Welcome fellow foodies, today's dish is one that has been widely celebrated and requested by a lot of people who came across the picture.

I must categorically state that this is not your typical Okra soup, this is an award winning Okra soup that traveled abroad and acquired its degree from Harvard (Lol don't mind me, I'm just super excited about this dish). This meal is super healthy and nutritious  not only because it does not require the use of any form of oil (yes you heard right, its Oil-less) but majorly because of all the yummy goodness that are packed in Okra, fellow foodies you now what this means....its time for Fun Health Facts...

Fun Health Facts about  Yomama's Spicy Seafood Okra Soup

• Okra is regarded as a high-antioxidant food which is great for combating heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, digestive issues and in some cases even cancer.
• Eyesight- Okra pods are an excellent source of Vitamin A and beta-carotene  which both aid in improving eyesight
• Glowing Skin- for anyone searching for a glowing skin this Seafood Okra is the perfect meal for you, Okra has juicy nutrients like beta-carotene which helps in giving your skin a beautiful natural glow.
• Lowers Cholesterol- Okra helps in lowering cholesterol and also helps to stabilize blood sugar level by regulating the rate at which sugar is absorbed in the body.
• Seafood is great for the body because it contains essential proteins as well as omega-3 fatty acids (which is simply amazing for the heart), it should however be taken moderately.

Sources: Dr Axe, Food is Medicine and HHS.gov

INGREDIENTS:

• 20 medium sized Okras 
• Seafood mix of your choice (I used crabs and shrimps)
• 3 pieces of Dried fish
• Handful of Locus beans (Iru)
• 2 Tbspn grounded Crayfish
• 2 Tbspn Dry pepper
•  3 Cooking spoons of Beef/Chicken stock 
• Seasoning (1 Star Maggi cube and 1 Knorr cube)

TIME TO COOK

1) Wash the seafood mix, dried fish, okra and locust beans separately.

2) Divide the okra into two groups, slice the first group into big chunks and grate the other group.

3) Put your cooking pot on the fire and add your stock to boil for 5 minutes .

4) Pour in the grated okra and mix (you can add a little more stock if it is still thick) reduce the fire as soon as it starts to bubble.

5) Add the crab, shrimps, locust beans, dried fish and chopped okra.

6) Add crayfish, dry pepper, seasoning (you can add a pinch of salt depending on the intensity of flavour you are going for).

7) Leave to boil for a few more minutes (preferably 2-5 minutes)  so the taste can be properly infused and then turn off the fire.

8) Serve hot with a swallow of your choice.