Prepare cabbage swallow with Ogbono for your family

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Most people who grew in Africa wouldn’t forget the tasty cabbage swallow. It`s a real source of carbs! It is also filled with a great variety of protein. Today, we will give you a great cabbage swallow recipe with Ogbono soup! Enjoy it!

Cabbage Swallow

What is cabbage swallow? It’s a West African Staple food. It’s usually prepared from a large variety of carbohydrate sources, like:

– Rice;

– Semolina;

– Plantain;

– Yam;

– Cassava.

One of the best things about the cabbage swallow is its carbohydrates properties. You will be able to enjoy 79g of carbs out of 100g daily needs from your cabbage swallow. It can also be a good type of food if you want to add some muscles to your body. Nevertheless, do not overdo the carbs! Do not forget that you will need to burn them eventually. Our body does not like having excess energy. Let`s take a look at the cabbage swallow recipe!

Cabbage Swallow Ingredients

– One medium cabbage;

– Psyllium Husks (two tablespoons).

Cabbage Swallow Recipe

– Your first step is to chop the cabbage into small pieces;

– Now, you need to place these pieces into a pot and cover them with water. Boil the pieces for ten minutes;

– Drain the water from the cabbage;

– It`s time to blend the cabbage with your hand blender;

– You may add some palm oil (One teaspoon is enough. It`s an optional choice. It just adds some color to your cabbage);

– Now it’s time to add the psyllium husks (two tablespoons may be enough. If you don`t feel that it`s enough, then add one more tablespoon);

– Use your hand blender to blend the cabbage until it gets the suitable consistency.

Then, using your hands, knead the cabbage swallow any form you need.

Let’s take a look at the second recipe for today! It’s known that the cabbage swallow is best eaten with Ogbono Soup! Let’s learn how to make cabbage swallow with Ogbono.

Ogbono Soup

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Another name for Ogbono Soup is Draw Soup. Ogbono soup is the best food for your cabbage swallow. In addition, kids will surely like your Ogbono soup! How to make this soup? Just follow this simple step-by-step recipe!

Ogbono Soup Ingredients

– Stock cubes of Knorr or Maggi (two);

– Onion (one medium sized);

– Salt;

– Pepper;

– Crayfish (100g);

– Vegetables (Bitter leaf/pumpkin leaf/ spinach);

– Red Palm Oil (three spoons);

– Ogbono seeds (150g);

– Meat and Fish (Stock fish, dry fish, shaki or/and beef).

Before you start cooking

– You will need a grinder to grind the Ogbono seeds;

– If you use a frozen spinach as a vegetable, then it`s best to cut it several times until it’s completely defrosted. When it`s defrosted – drain out the excess water;

– You need to cook the fish and meat beforehand. Start with shaki and then add other types of meat and fish. Do not forget to use stock cubes while cooking the meat;

– Grind pepper and crayfish;

– Boil a pot with water and set aside.

How to make cabbage swallow with Ogbono recipe!

– Pour your palm oil in a pot. You need to heat the oil but do not allow it to get too hot!

– When it`s melted – turn off your stove;

– Add the ground Ogbono to the pot with oil!

– Dissolve the Ogbono within the oil;

– Wait until the Ogbono and Oil become one!

– Now you can add the leftover water that you used to cook your assorted meat. Set the heat of your stove on a low level and start cooking the Ogbono mix. Do not forget to stir it constantly;

– You should keep stirring until the Ogbono completely absorbs the meat stock;

– Now you need to add some water bit-by-bit to make the Ogbono mix less thick;

– Stir the Ogbono every 3 minutes for twenty minutes in total;

– After twenty minutes, it’s time to add the rest of your ingredients.

– Add your other ingredients yo your Ogbono, like crayfish, salt, pepper, fish, and meat. If the Ogbono becomes thicker, then you just need to add some water;

– Now you need to add the vegetables to your soup and cook everything on a low heat for five more minutes;

– If you prefer to eat the Ogbono soup without vegetables, then just don’t add them to this recipe!

– Turn off the stove and leave the soup to cool five minutes!

– Your soup is ready to be served!

Cabbage Swallow with Ogbono

Now you know how to prepare the cabbage swallow and Ogbono. These two dishes are in perfect harmony with one another. You can serve them together and surprise your friends and relatives with these fantastic dishes!

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