How To Prepare Ofada Stew.

Ofada Stew

Ingredients for Ofada Stew:

• 40 pcs unripe habanero peppers (atarodo, ose oyibo, atarugu)
• 2 green tatashe peppers or green bell peppers
• 1 locust bean seasoning (Iru, ogiri okpei )
• 20cl red palm oil (at least)
• 1 big onion
• 1 handful crayfish
• 850g assorted meat and fish.
• Beef Shaki (cow tripe)
• Dry fish
• Stock fish 

Method For Cooking:
Step 1 

• Wash and blend the peppers and the onion. 
• Grind the crayfish and the locust bean seasoning with a dry mill.

 

Step 2 

• Cook all the meat and fish with the stock cube till well done. 
• Pour the pepper blend into a separate pot and cook on high heat till all the water dries up. 
• Pour the red palm oil into a clean dry pot and bleach till it turns clear. (It should look like vegetable oil when done). 
• Leave the oil to cool down a bit then 
• Add the boiled pepper puree.
• Fry till all the water has dried from the pepper. 
• Add the crayfish and locust bean seasoning.
• Add the orisirisi meat and fish and stir well. 
• Add salt to taste. 
• leave to simmer and it is ready to be served. 

Serve with boiled Ofada Rice.