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Senegal Seafood Okra Soup

African seafood and okra soup from the African country of Senegal is a traditional African food recipe. Families live on seafood in Senegal Africa.

Senegal Seafood Okra Soup.
 

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Senegalese fish from pirogues or canoes made from hollowed tree trunks or from the shore with nets and poles. Soupou Kandia literally means okra sauce in the Woolf language of Senegal so lets stew some Soupou Kandia African Seafood Okra Soup for dinner.
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min

Senegal Seafood Okra Soup Recipe

Ingredients
2 large filet of any flaky white fish
1 pound peeled shrimp
1 cup crab meat
3 pieces of any smoked fish
8 finely chopped green onions
2 large chopped red tomatoes
1 large chopped yellow tomato
3 cups chopped okra
2 cups tomato juice
1 hot pepper, chopped
2 whole cloves
Salt and black pepper to taste
8 cups of water

Directions
Add all ingredients except shrimp to a large pot mixing ingredients well. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and cook another 15 minutes. Serve with cassava boiled in butter. 
Simple Boiled Cassava.

Simple Boiled Cassava Recipe to eat with Senegal Seafood Okra Soup.


Ingredients
2 pounds cassava, peeled and sliced
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter

Directions
Place cassava and salt into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Strain water and serve with Seafood Okra Soup.

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