How to prepare owoh soup

Owoh soup is a native food of the urhobo people in Nigeria. It is also called oil soup it can be eaten with garri(eba), unripe plantain, yam and starch.

Ingredient needed

1. Native oil
2. Native salt(ugwerue) or potash
3. Little quantity of starch
4. Little quantity of garri
5. Maggi
6. Crayfish(grounded)
7. Pepper
8. Salt
9. Meat or Fish

Procedure / steps

1. Put water on fire, then add your meat or fish
2. Add your grounded crayfish
3. Soak a little quantity of garri in water, then add it to the boiling ingredient for thickness
4. Allow it to boil for some minutes
5. Add your native oil and allow to boil for few minutes
6. Make sure u ground your potash or native salt to power form then mix with little water. Then add to the boiling content.
7. Mix little quantity of starch in water, then add it for thickness.
   Note: its the quantity that would determine the thickness of the soup
8. Add your maggi and salt to taste
9. Allow to boil to desired taste
   Note: Allow the soup to cool before covering it to prevent the soup from getting watery.
   Finally soup is ready..