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Ogbono Soup (Nigerian Draw Soup)
A thick, richly flavoured draw soup made from ground wild African mango seeds — glides beautifully with pounded yam, fufu or eba.
1 hr 15 min Serves 6Soup
Ogbono Soup is one of Nigeria's most-loved draw soups. Ground ogbono seeds are dissolved gently in warm palm oil to create the signature elastic 'draw', then built up with assorted meats, stockfish and greens. Unlike most Nigerian soups, it has no tomato base at all.
Ingredients
Serves 6
- Ogbono seeds
- Assorted meat
- Palm oil
- …and more (members only)
Method
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