Cookbook:Nigerian Pumpkin Leaf Sauce

Pumpkin (ugwu) sauce is a nutritious meal that can be eaten with yam, plantain, potato, or rice. It is rich in dietary fiber and various other nutrients.

Ingredients

 * Onion
 * Fresh habanero pepper (ata rodo)
 * Fresh tomatoes (optional)
 * Titus fish (optional)
 * Palm oil
 * Ground crayfish
 * Salt to taste
 * Seasoning/stock cube
 * Nigerian pumpkin leaves (ugwu), washed and sliced

Procedure

 * 1) Roughly blend the onions, habanero, and tomatoes to a coarse paste.
 * 2) Marinate the fish, and cook until tender.
 * 3) Heat palm oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add blended pepper mixture, and fry for about 5 minutes.
 * 4) Stir in ground crayfish, salt, and seasoning cube. Cook, stirring to prevent burning.
 * 5) Stir in the pumpkin leaf. Adjust seasoning as necessary, and let simmer for about 2 minutes.
 * 6) Remove from the heat, and serve.