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Chicken Okro Gumbo

(10)
16 Min
Easy
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Nutrition Value

Carbohydrates
9,75 g
Energy
110,95 kcal
Total fat
7,05 g
Fiber
2,84 g
Protein
3,65 g
Saturated Fats
2,82 g
Sodium
772,36 mg
Sugars
2,29 g
Information per serving

Ingredients

6 Portions

This dish has been optimized for 6 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:

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recipe ingredient
2  tbsp
Palm Oil
1 
Onion (Chopped)
20 
freshly picked ademe
2 
MAGGI Chicken
250  mL
Water
1 
Smoked Chicken (Deboned)
2  tsp
Chopped Ginger
1  tsp
Garlic (Chopped)
1  tbsp
Shrimp powder
1  bunch
Lettuce

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Instruction

16 Minutes
  • Step1

    1 Min
    Finely chop the okro. Put a pan on fire and add 2 spoons of red palm oil, add the chopped okro and stir fry. Put aside.
  • Step2

    13 Min
    In the pot, add deboned smoked chicken, chopped onion, ginger, garlic, shrimp powder, water and 2 MAGGI Shrimp. Allow to cook for 10 minutes. Add okro and stir. Add the chopped leaves and simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Step3

    2 Min
    Add the cooked okro to the stew base and the fire, stir and allow cooking for 2 minutes. Serve with Banku/ Eba/ fufu/ rice
Chicken Okro Gumbo

Step1 of 3

Finely chop the okro. Put a pan on fire and add 2 spoons of red palm oil, add the chopped okro and stir fry. Put aside.

Chicken Okro Gumbo

Step2 of 3

In the pot, add deboned smoked chicken, chopped onion, ginger, garlic, shrimp powder, water and 2 MAGGI Shrimp. Allow to cook for 10 minutes. Add okro and stir. Add the chopped leaves and simmer for 3 minutes.

Chicken Okro Gumbo

Step3 of 3

Add the cooked okro to the stew base and the fire, stir and allow cooking for 2 minutes. Serve with Banku/ Eba/ fufu/ rice

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A Asiedua

Great recipe i love okra too much and thing this will add new spice to my Oko dishes

S Silvia Edinam

I so much love this!Good job!

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