Cookbook:Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Abula (literally "mixture") is a dish common amongst Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a combination of three different soups/stews: gbegiri, ewedu, and pepper sauce.

Gbegiri

 * Dried beans
 * Meat, cut into pieces
 * Palm oil
 * Onions
 * Spices
 * Ground crayfish
 * Salt
 * Dryfish

Ewedu

 * Ewedu leaves
 * Potash
 * Salt
 * Stock cube
 * Fermented locust beans

Pepper sauce

 * Peppers
 * Tomatoes

Equipment

 * Blender
 * Stovetop
 * Pot
 * Knife
 * Bowl
 * Colander

Gbegiri

 * 1) Soak the beans in water overnight. Remove and discard the skins.
 * 2) Boil the beans in fresh water until very soft. Drain well.
 * 3) Blend the beans to a purée using a blender. Set aside.
 * 4) Boil the meat in a pot of water with onions and spices. Remove the meat and set aside.
 * 5) Heat a small amount of palm oil in a pot. Add the blended beans, crayfish, salt, boiled meat, and dryfish. Cook until the fish is softened.

Ewedu

 * 1) Boil the ewedu for about 15 minutes.
 * 2) Soften with potash, then add a pinch of salt and stock cube.
 * 3) Blend the ewedu mixture until smooth, and stir in the locust beans.
 * 4) Reduce the heat, and allow to simmer.

Pepper sauce

 * 1) Blend the pepper and tomato together until smooth.
 * 2) Heat a small amount of oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the blended mixture, and cook until it loses the raw flavor.
 * 3) Serve the pepper sauce in one dish with the gbegiri and ewedu.