Cookbook:Palm Oil Stew with Meat and Fish

Palm oil stew is a very popular dish among the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It can be enjoyed with white rice or yam.

Ingredients

 * Assorted meat, in pieces
 * Salt
 * Korr maggi (bouillon cubes)
 * Fresh scotch bonnet or habanero chile pepper (ata rodo)
 * Red bell pepper (tatashe)
 * Fresh cayenne pepper (shombo)
 * Palm oil
 * Onions, sliced
 * Iru
 * Ground crayfish (optional)
 * Smoked panla fish (eja kika), washed and broken into pieces if desired
 * Hard-boiled egg (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) In a clean pot, cook your assorted meat in a small amount of water, adding salt and bouillon to taste. Leave to cook until tender.
 * 2) Blend the peppers and onions to a coarse paste.
 * 3) Heat the palm oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add sliced onions, and allow to fry for a few minutes.
 * 4) Add the pepper paste and iru, and cook for 10 minutes.
 * 5) Add a small amount of ground crayfish, then stir in the cooked meat and stock. Add more water if desired.
 * 6) Add panla fish to the stew. Cook for a few minutes, then add the boiled egg if using.
 * 7) Allow the stew to cook for a few minutes, then remove from the heat.
 * 8) Serve the stew with white rice.