Soup
Okoho Soup

Okoho Soup

Idoma

85Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
9Steps
About

The signature draw soup of the Idoma people of Benue, drawn from the mucilaginous sap of the okoho stem and eaten with pounded yam.

Equipment
  • Pot
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Knife
  • Sieve or bowl
  • Wooden spoon
Ingredients
Okoho stem (Cissus populnea)1 medium stick
Beef or dried bush meat500 g
Dried catfish2 pieces
Egusi (ground melon), optional1/2 cup
Palm oil1/2 cup
Locust beans (dawadawa)1 tbsp
Ground crayfish2 tbsp
Fresh pepper, ground2 tsp
Onion1
Stock cubes2
Saltto taste
Hot waterfor steeping

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