Preparing my native soup(akparata soup)

Good day my friend
I hope everyone is having a nice day, am really happy and excited to tell u about what I cooked today.
In my home town okoko item
We are know to have this particular soup akparata,
So I went to the market got the ingredients and I am honored to show u how it's been prepared in our village.

To get started

I had to put together a lot of ingredients in other to make the akparata soup a little bit up to standard
It required=palm oil, fresh pepper 🌶️, dried pepper,
My akparata,salt, egusi, stock fish(okporoko), cowskin (Kanda), crayfish,bangala fish, pumpkin leaf and finally my crayfish Maggie

##Ingredient

Akparata 1 cup

Palm oil =2 cooking spoons

Fresh pepper =4 pieces

Dry pepper =1 tea spoon

Salt=2 tea spoons

Egusi =1 cup

Stock fish (okporoko)=400g

Cowskin (Kanda)=500g

Crayfish =half cup

Bangala fish =500g

Pumpkin leaf (ugu)=500g

Crayfish Maggie = 2 cubes

Preparation

Step 1

Wash ur pumpkin (ugu) like 3 times the last wash should be with salt then put it in a basket 🧺 than start cutting it

After cutting how it looks

Step 2

Wash the stock fish (okporoko) and the bangala fish with hot water, rence again with cold water and put inside ur pot

Step

Wash the cow skin (Kanda) with knife 🔪 or iron sponch for like 3 times add salt in ur last wash, then put inside ur pot

Step 4

Pound the pepper 🌶️ and crayfish together and put inside ur pot.

Step 5

Put ur Maggie and then add water ( akparata soup should be tick so add small quantity of water) like 2 tea cups of water
Than cook for 5 minutes (depending on what ur using to cook eg:gas, firewood, charcoal,or even stove.(I used gas)

Step 6

Add salt and oil when it has started boiling, and cover for like 2/3 minutes.

Step 7

Add ur akparata and than ur egusi and cover turn very well (in other to mix well ) then leave for just 2 minutes

My akparata

My egusi

Finally

add ur pumpkin leaf and dnt let it over done, a minute is ok.

Make sure to dish when it's still being cooked in the fire and dnt close immediately after cooking it
Allow to coll small than u can keep inside ur cupboard or dish in a micro plate and keep in ur freezer.
My akparata soup is now ready, come and eat with me ooo.

My village people must be proud of me (nwa afo item)

Am really happy that I was opportune to share this recipe with u friends. thanks also for reading anyone can still try to cook it at home (item soup akparata)