Easiest Way to Best Tasty Bini version of Owo and yam

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Bini version of Owo and yam. Great recipe for Bini version of Owo and yam. Bini version of owho is similar to that of Niger delta, the only difference is that Bini version is thickened with fresh tomatoes while Niger delta's version is thickened with starch mixed with water. Owo soup is more like a palm oil sauce, why it is called a soup, I am still scratching my head about it.

Now you can serve this delicious Owo soup with boiled or roasted plantains, yams , Starch(usi), Eguoo(plantain usi) or any swallow of choice.

NOTE: - Owo soup is usually cooked to be eaten on the same day. - Urhobos and Isokos dont add tomatoes, but add starch, garri, or mashed yam - Owo soup is also known as oghwo Ofigbo or ogwofibo.

OWO is the most popular Bini soup dish.

You can have Bini version of Owo and yam using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bini version of Owo and yam

1. Prepare of About six big seeds of fresh tomatoes.

2. It’s of Fresh pepper.

3. It’s of Dry fish.

4. You need of Palm oil.

5. Prepare of Potash.

6. You need of Blended crayfish.

7. You need cubes of Knor.

8. Prepare to taste of Salt.

The Urhobos also have OWO but their preparation is slightly different from the Binis.

Potash is the addendum that turns meat and or fish with spices in a boiling pot of water to OWO.

Owo can also be made without putting the pot on fire to cook.

Owo is only eaten with yam,plantain.

Bini version of Owo and yam step by step

1. Wash and blend your fresh tomatoes and fresh pepper.

2. Put in a pot and start boiling.

3. Season and boil your dry fish to get some fish stock.

4. Add your fish stock, fish, and crayfish, then continue boiling the blended pepper mix, boil till almost dried dry.

5. Break some potash into powder form and add, then put off your heat..

6. Allow to cool a little, not completed cool.

7. Add your palm oil and stir, you will notice the Owo will start thickening as it mix up with palm oil, you will also notice the yellowish color becoming visible, if not add a little more potash till it mixes properly with oil, the palm oil is not suppose to float on top if not you have done something wrong..

8. Serve with boiled plantain or yam.

Serve with boiled yam or plantain.

You can use whatever meat you want.

Location is the reason I only use the above - mentioned.

For example, someone in Naija would add smoked fish [ very nice for owo ], smoked prawns etc.

This is the way the Binis prepare it.