Seafood okra is a delicious delicacy you try at home. Close your eyes and imagine that pot of hot greenish-brown soup with a lot of assorted seafood, just as you have often seen it on food commercials. Have you ever wondered if you can ever cook that pot of delicious seafood okra without having to pay handsomely at a fancy restaurant where you cannot relish the tastiness of soup? Then, this article How to Prepare Seafood Okra is for you!
ORIGIN OF SEAFOOD OKRA
Although there are no specific records of where Okra Seafood soup emanated, there are links to the origin of Okra soup.
Okra originated from South Ethiopia as an ancient vegetable that offers thickness and savors in one pot. Okra stew is now the root of many traditional African diets as different people now modify the soup to suit their taste buds. One of those modifications is the Okra Seafood soup.
A beautiful thing about seafood okra is the flexibility in the choice of ingredients. There are no strict guidelines about the methods or type of seafood that you should use.
There’s an openness to explore various seafood in your okra soup.
Here’s how you can prepare yours. Feel free to adjust anything to your taste.
RECIPE FOR AN OKRA SEAFOOD SOUP
The recipe for the okra seafood soup varies depending on the amount of soup you intend to prepare. For a medium pot of seafood okra soup, You can use:
• 30 okra fingers
• 2 medium fish (could be catfish, croaker or any type you prefer)
• 2 cups shrimps
• 500g beef
• ¼ cup red palm oil
• 2 handfuls ugu or spinach
• 1 sweet pepper
• 1 red onion
• Habanero peppers (to your taste)
• 4 small seasoning cubes
• Salt (to your taste)
HOW TO PREPARE SEAFOOD OKRA SOUP STEP BY STEP.
Before we go into the details, note that:
There are varieties of fish to choose from ranging from catfish(one of my favorites), croaker, tilapia, mackerel, or herring.
Also, we recommend that the sweet pepper of choice should be fresh paprika. At least, that is what we will be using in this lesson. The reason for recommending this is due to the appetizing color it gives the soup. You can always skip this if you do not like it. It doesn’t make the taste of your soup less good. Or, you could replace it with our local bell pepper if you wish.
In addition, if you want to make your seafood okra soup a pot of sweet freshness, then ensure all the ingredients are raw. No dried, no grilled. If you must use crayfish, do not use the dried ones. The fresh ingredients are more preferable.
METHOD OF PREPARATION.
• Ensure that the fish is clean. Then, cut them into sizeable pieces
• Shell and de-vein the shrimps.
• Grate the okra or cut it with your hands If you prefer that.
• Chop the peppers.
• Chop the spinach into the desired size you like. Some people chop their vegetables thinly while some do not mind it in chunks.
• Dice the onions.
• Cook the beef with the stock cubes and half of the diced onions.
• Remove the beef and add the fish. Cook for 5 to approximately 7 minutes so it does not disintegrate then take them out gently.Youdon’t want your protein pouring onto the floor.
• Add the shrimps, cook for 5 minutes, and take them out.
• In a different pot, add the red palm oil, once it heats up, add the remaining diced onions, fry for a bit.
• Add the okra and fry till it heats up all over.
• Start adding the stock bit by bit and stir very well to activate the elasticity of the okra.
• When all the stock has been added, add the peppers and the spinach. Cover and cook for 1-minute maximum.
• Add the fish and shrimps, add salt of desired quantity, and stir very well.
THE HEALTH BENEFITS
1. Seafood is Filled With Nutrients. Okra contains various vitamins that help the metabolism of the body.
2. Seafood Can Boost Your Brain. Even diabetic patients are advised to adopt okra as it helps mental health balance and development.
3. Seafood is Good for Your Heart while okra helps you lower your blood cholesterol level.
4. Seafood Eases Joint Pain and can help you maintain your eyesight.
6. Seafood Can Give You Better Skin. Okra is a powerful antioxidant that helps give you a better skin tone, texture, and hydration.
7. Seafood Can Help Fight Against Depression. Managing stress levels is also an important part of managing diabetes and okra is a diabetic lifesaver.
It can be eaten alone or with swallows like fufu, semo, amala, or eba.
Can pregnant women or people suffering from diabetes eat Seafood okra soup?
For both types of special individuals, seafood okra soup is screaming a big YES to inducting it into their meal timetable.
It contains beneficial elements, nutrients, ions, and vitamins that support fetal growth and managing diabetes.
Conclusion
Here you have it; all you need to know about seafood okra soup. Seafood okra can be served with any swallow such as Eba, Amala, Semo, wheat, etc.
I hope this write-up helped you pamper your taste buds with a plate of delicious seafood okra soup.