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Efo Riro
Nigeria
The great stew of the Yoruba people. Each home cook prides themselves on their efo riro.
Yoruba spinach stew — a rich stew of leafy greens with red peppers, crayfish, stockfish and assorted meats. One of the great stews of West African cooking.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
240 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gspinach or callaloo, roughly chopped
3red peppers, blended
2Scotch bonnet chillies
200gassorted meats: tripe, dried fish, stockfish
3 tbsppalm oil
2 tbspground crayfish
1onion, diced
saltto season
Method
1
Fry onion in palm oil. Add blended peppers. Fry until oil floats to the surface.
2
Add crayfish, meats and stockfish. Simmer 15 minutes.
3
Add greens. Cook 10 minutes until wilted.
Chef's Tip
Fry the peppers until the oil floats to the surface — this is the signal that the stew base is ready.
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