West African Lemony Chicken-Okra Soup
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | each |
lemon
juice only |
|
| 2 | cups |
okra
or 1 15 ounces can |
*
|
| 2 ½ | pounds |
whole chicken
|
|
| ⅓ | cups |
long grain rice
uncooked |
|
| 6 | cups |
chicken broth
or water |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 1 | large |
onions
peeled, chopped |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 3 | each |
tomatoes
peeled, choppped |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
red pepper flakes
ground |
|
| 6 | ounces |
tomato paste
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
turmeric
ground |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | each |
lemon
juice only |
|
| 473 | ml |
okra
or 1 15 ounces can |
*
|
| 1.1 | kg |
whole chicken
|
|
| 79 | ml |
long grain rice
uncooked |
|
| 1.4 | l |
chicken broth
or water |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | large |
onions
peeled, chopped |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 3 | each |
tomatoes
peeled, choppped |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
red pepper flakes
ground |
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
tomato paste
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
turmeric
ground |
|
Directions
Cut up broiler-fryer chicken.
If using can of Okra, drain it well.
Rub lemon juice over chicken pieces.
Put in a large kettle with chicken broth or water.
Bring to a boil.
Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, 12 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and continue to cook slowly about 30 minutes, until chicken and rice are tender.
Remove chicken pieces and debone.
Cut meat into small pieces and return to kettle.
