Plain Light Soup

Name: Plain Light Soup (Nkrakra)
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tomato paste; ½ pound meat of choice or chicken cut into chunks; or fresh fish, skin and bones removed; and/or soup bones (up to 1 pound); 1 small eggplant or 3 garden eggs, peeled and cut in large chunks; Chopped herbs like thyme, basil, akoko besa, etc.; ½ pound meat of choice or chicken cut into chunks; or fresh fish, skin and bones removed; and/or soup bones (up to 1 pound); 1 small eggplant or 3 garden eggs, peeled and cut in large chunks; Chopped herbs like thyme, basil, akoko besa, etc.; 1-inch piece fresh ginger, coarsely chopped; Chopped herbs like thyme, basil, akoko besa, etc.; Chopped herbs like thyme, basil, akoko besa, etc.; 6 cups water or stock; 1 teaspoon salt or seasoned salt (or to taste); 1 teaspoon salt or seasoned salt (or to taste); 2 cloves garlic; 1 medium onion or a few shallots, coarsely chopped; ½ to 1 teaspoon dried ground red pepper (or to taste), or chopped fresh chili pepper equivalent in heat; ½ to 1 teaspoon dried ground red pepper (or to taste), or chopped fresh chili pepper equivalent in heat; 6 cups water or stock; 3 medium tomatoes; 1 medium onion or a few shallots, coarsely chopped

Nkrakra

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

About

This is a basic recipe for a clear broth based on water (or stock), tomatoes, chili pepper, onion, and salt, enhanced as desired by spices (garlic, ginger, herbs, etc.) as well as vegetables, bones, or a little meat, chicken, or fish. It is a soothing recipe and considered a good soup for those who are ill or weak. Much more recently, it is seen as an appropriate soup for a first course.

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Africa
Ghana
Soup
Gluten-free
Spicy

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