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Nigerian-style okra stew

‘An unusual combination of ingredients that works really well’

‘An unusual combination of ingredients that works really well’

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.82 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 390g serving contains

Energy
866kj
207kcal
10%
Fat
7.8g
Med
11%
Saturates
2.0g
Med
10%
Sugars
3.9g
Low
4%
Salt
1.68g
High
28%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
222kj/53kcal

Ingredients

2 chicken thighs, skinned

200g braising steak

1 bay leaf

1tbsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, finely chopped

250g okra, finely sliced

500ml Extra Special Fish Stock or 1 fish stock cube made up with 500ml hot water

1tsp white pepper

½tsp chilli flakes

8 Extra Special frozen raw Jumbo King Prawns, thawed

180g fresh baby spinach, finely chopped

Method

1
Put the chicken, steak and bay leaf in a small pan. Add 500ml water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 hr. Remove from the pan and allow to cool. Discard the bay leaf and reserve the cooking liquor. When cool, dice the meat.
2
Heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the onion on medium for 2-3 mins until soft. Add the okra and fry for 5 mins.
3
Add the cooking liquor, stock, pepper, chilli flakes and meat to the pan and simmer for 10 mins. Add the prawns and spinach and simmer for 4 mins. Divide between 4 bowls and serve.