🥙 Middle Eastern

Okra Soup

Name: Okra Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 Lemon; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; small handful Fresh Parsley; 400 g Okra; 1 litre Stock or Broth

🥙 Middle Eastern

A clear, restorative middle eastern soup starring okra — light on the palate, big on aroma. Ready in 30 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Lemon1
Olive Oil1 tbsp
Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
Fresh Parsleysmall handful
Okra400 g
Stock or Broth1 litre

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and ground cumin and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the okra.
4
Simmer gently until the okra is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh parsley and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the ground cumin in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: In less than 3 minutes learn how to make Egyptian okra with lamb stew · on YouTube