Cookbook:Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)
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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.
Ingredients
editGbegiri
editEwedu
edit- Ewedu leaves
- Potash
- Salt
- Stock cube
- Fermented locust beans
Pepper sauce
edit- Peppers
- Tomatoes
Equipment
editProcedure
editGbegiri
edit- Soak the beans in water overnight. Remove and discard the skins.
- Boil the beans in fresh water until very soft. Drain well.
- Blend the beans to a purée using a blender. Set aside.
- Boil the meat in a pot of water with onions and spices. Remove the meat and set aside.
- 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
edit- Boil the ewedu for about 15 minutes.
- Soften with potash, then add a pinch of salt and stock cube.
- Blend the ewedu mixture until smooth, and stir in the locust beans.
- Reduce the heat, and allow to simmer.
Pepper sauce
edit- Blend the pepper and tomato together until smooth.
- Heat a small amount of oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the blended mixture, and cook until it loses the raw flavor.
- Serve the pepper sauce in one dish with the gbegiri and ewedu.