This Recipe Is All You Need To Make A Great Pot Of Ila Asepo

• Ayo AL
• November 13, 2017
• Food
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Ila Asepo is one delicacy believed to have originated from the Yoruba culture.  It is Okra mixed with pepper and  other ingredients and used to eat  Eba, Poundo Yam or Semovita etc.

Ila Asepo is one easy soup every woman should learn how to make. It is not only easy to make, it is also cheap and time saving.

The determining factor for a great okro soup is the level of viscosity (how much it draws), this is why kaun (potash) is added.

On the nutrition scale: okra is rich in Fibre, protein, Vitamins k/c, Folate and Magnesium. You can turn this soup into a “rich” soup by making use of a wide variety of proteins.

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Need to up your game in cooking this delicacy? This recipe is everything you need.

Ingredients

• Precooked meat – 2 cups
• Smoked fish – 2 pieces (washed and pulled)
• Fresh or dried prawns – 1 cup
• 3 cups beef stock or water *
• ½ teaspoon cooking potash (Kaun) or Baking soda *optional
• 1 cube maggi (2 cubes if using water)
• 1 teaspoon pepper powder
• 3 tablespoons blended crayfish
• ¼ cup palm oil**
• Salt- to taste
• 1 red bell pepper (Tatashe) – finely minced
• 2 cups chopped okro
  *(use less water if you are not adding lots of meat to the soup)

Direction:

• Place a pot on medium heat , pour in the meat stock (or water), cover and bring to a boil.
• Add in the cooking potash if using. Reduce heat to medium. Add in the prepared meat, fish, prawns, crayfish powder, maggi palm oil and pepper.
• Combine. Leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes
• Stir, taste and adjust for Seasoning
• Add in chopped okra and minced tatashe.
• stir well to combine. taste and adjust for seasoning. Simmer for another 3-5 minutes.

This video would do you a whole lot of good also.