🇬🇭 Ghanaian Cuisine

Okro Soup

Okra Soup

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 358 kcal

A thick, mucilaginous soup made from finely chopped okra cooked with crab, smoked fish, and a rich tomato-palm oil base.

Ingredients

500g fresh okra, finely chopped
300g crab, cleaned
150g smoked fish, deboned
3 large tomatoes, blended
1 large onion, chopped
3 tbsp palm oil
2 scotch bonnet peppers
1 tbsp ground crayfish
Salt to taste
3 cups stock or water

Instructions

1 Heat palm oil, sauté onion, add blended tomatoes. Cook 15 minutes until reduced.
2 Add stock, crab, smoked fish, crayfish, and scotch bonnet. Simmer 15 minutes.
3 Add finely chopped okra and stir continuously for 10 minutes.
4 Season with salt. The soup should be thick and "draw" (be mucilaginous).
5 Serve hot with banku or fufu.

Did You Know?

The "draw" of okro soup — its stretchy, slimy quality — is what makes it perfect for eating with banku, creating a slippery partnership that Ghanaians adore.