African Food: Egusi Ijebu
Egusi Ijebu Ingredients
| 1 |
tossed melon. |
| 2 |
beef. |
| 3 |
shredded stock fish. |
| 4 |
large dry fish. |
| 5 |
palm oil. |
| 6 |
bulb of onion. |
| 7 |
crayfish. |
| 8 |
Habanero pepper. |
| 9 |
iru. |
| 10 |
stock cube. |
| 11 |
Salt. |
Cooking Instructions
| Step 1 |
Season your meat with salt, stock and onion then boil till tender, add stock fish half way boiling. |
| Step 2 |
While the meat is cooking, put the melon and pepper in a blender, add water and blend to a smooth paste.. |
| Step 3 |
Top the meat in the pot with two litres of water then allow to boil. |
| Step 4 |
Next add palm oil and the blended melon, then cook for ten minutes, at this point add the dry fish then cook till it starts to thicken. |
| Step 5 |
Then add the crayfish, iru and the remaining stock cube.. |
| Step 6 |
Taste and adjust with salt then allow to thicken to your desired consistency then put off the heat. |