Palm oil based stew
This Palm oil based pepper stew also known as obe ata by the originators of this dish is one of my favorite stews from the people of western Nigeria.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings -12
Ingredients
- 4 cups already blended roasted peppers. This consists of 5 large bell peppers, 3 medium tomatoes, 1 Large onion
- 1 Large onion chopped
- 2 Tbsp iru optional see note 2 below
- 2 habanero peppers blended with the tomatoes and bell peppers
- 600 g cow feet cooked
- 200 g tripe cooked
- 600 g beef cooked and fried
- 5 cups Beef stock or water
- Salt/ bouillon to taste
- ¾ cup palm oil
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil.
Instructions
- Mix the oils in a saucepan and hear it up.
- Saute the onions and iru then add the blended tomatoes-bell pepper mix. (If you didn't roast your tomatoes and bell peppers, see note 1 below)
- Add the meat stock and cover pot and bring stew to a boil.
- When the stew begins to boil, taste for seasoning, (remember the meat stock already has some seasoning) then add more stock cube and salt if needed.
- Turn down heat to medium and allow stew to simmer for about five minutes.
- Add your meats and stir. Cover pot again to allow stew simmer further for another 5 mins for the meats to absorb the flavor.
- Stir and turn off heat.
Serving suggestions
- Serve over ewedu, gbegiri (bean soup) with amala or Keto amala
- Serve over rice or beans
- Serve over rice and beans with plantains
Notes
1. Roasting my tomato- bell pepper mix ahead saves me time If you don't want to roast the mix ahead, don't worry all you need to do is to wash the ingredients and blend. Then after sauteeing the onions pour in the freshly ground tomato- bell pepper mix and fry it toll most of the water is absorbed before adding the meat stock.
2. Iru is not compulsory for this dish. Aunt Funmi didn't add or in when she taught me. But over the years I occasionally add iru because I like the taste.