Efo Riro Nigerian Spinach Stew Food

EFO RIRO: NIGERIAN SPINACH STEW (YORUBA VEGETABLE SOUP)

Steps:

• To prep, blend half of the red onion with the tomatoes, bell pepper, garlic, and hot pepper. Chop the other half of the red onion.
• In a deep sauce pan or stock pot, heat the oil and saute the onions over medium heat until its golden brown.
• Add the blended tomato mix, and allow to cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid the mix from burning.
• After 30 minutes, the sauce should be significantly reduced, at this point season it with powdered dry shrimp and salt to taste.
• If cooking with cooked red meat or chicken, add them to the sauce at this point. If using dried mushrooms, re-hydrate and them at this point as well.
• Add the fresh shrimp to the sauce, then add the spinach. At this stage, the spinach may look too much, but allow to sit in the pot for about 1 minute.
• Gently stir the stew and the spinach until the spinach is wilted till about half the its original volume.
• Adjust the seasoning with salt to taste if necessary. At this point I added the fried tilapia, stirred and served.
• This stew is best served warm and freshly cooked.

EFO RIRO - NIGERIAN SPINACH STEW

Steps:

• Blend tomatoes, red bell pepper, habanero pepper and half of the onion together using a food processor.
• Chop up the other half of the onion and set aside.
• If using fresh spinach, chop it up, wash and squeeze, and leave in a colander. If using frozen spinach, microwave for a few minutes.
• Wash and drain the mushrooms.
• Heat palm oil in a pot on medium heat, add in your onions and stir for about 2 minutes.
• Add in your blended tomato and pepper mix and stir for about a minute.
• Add the bouillon powder, crayfish, black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt, and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• If using fresh spinach, add stock or water and bring to a boil.
• Add the goat meat, mushroom, and any other meat you desire and let boil for another 5 minutes.
• Add the spinach and stir intermittently for about 5 minutes.
• Add more salt or spices if desired.
• Garnish with red pepper flakes, if you want it spicier and enjoy!

NIGERIAN BEEF-SPINACH STEW

Steps:

• Brown beef cubes in oven. Add giner ale, red pepper. black pepper, and the chopped tomato.
• Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Meanwhile, wash the spinach, and remove any tough stems. Tear the leaves into small pieces. Slice the onions thinly and separate the slices into rings. Slice the whole tomatoes.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoons cold water. Stir into the stew and cook 1 minute until slightly thickened.
• Add onion rings, tomato slices and spinach. Return to simmer. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are just tender-about 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice.