Designer stew (ayamase/ ofada stew)

Name: Designer stew (ayamase/ ofada stew)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 9 red bell peppers; 3 scotch bonnet; 2 onions; 11/2 cooking spoon bleached palm oil; 1/2 kilo cooked proteins (pomo, shaki, beef); 1 tbsp crayfish; 2 seasoning cube; Salt to taste; 1 teaspoon iru (locust beans); 3 hard boiled eggs

Mariya Balarabe Gambo @280581m

This stew was originally made by Buka eateries in Yoruba land. I added little twists by using red bell peppers instead of green. And I added scotch bonnet to get a peppery taste. I also fried my proteins.

Mariya Balarabe Gambo @280581m

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Ingredients

30mins

3 people

9red bell peppers
3scotch bonnet
2onions
11/2cooking spoon bleached palm oil
1/2kilo cooked proteins (pomo, shaki, beef)
1 tbspcrayfish
2seasoning cube
Salt to taste
1 teaspooniru (locust beans)
3hard boiled eggs

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Steps

30mins

1

I roasted my peppers, then blended with onions.
2

Put pot on fire, add bleached palm oil. Allow to heat. Add your proteins and allow to fry.
3

Add your blended pepper and onion paste to the pot.
4

Stir and allow to fry for about 7 minutes on a low flame.
5

Add your seasoning cube, locust beans, crayfish and salt to taste. Stir, taste and correct seasoning.
6

Cover and allow to cook on a low flame for another 10 to 12 minutes.
7

Prick your hard boiled eggs with a fork and drop into the pot of stew. Stir and allow to simmer for about 3 minutes.
8

Remove from heat and serve. I served mine with white rice