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Efo riro

Yoruba spinach stew cooked in a blended pepper base with palm oil, locust beans and assorted meat or fish.

Time
60min
Steps
5
Efo riro, photographed from above

Ingredients

6 servings

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Contains fish and crustacean shellfish.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Blend peppers and half the onion; boil down until thick.

    2. 2

      Heat palm oil, fry remaining onion and iru.

    3. 3

      Add the pepper base and fry 10 minutes until the oil rises.

    4. 4

      Add meat, fish, crayfish and seasoning; simmer 5 minutes.

    5. 5

      Stir in spinach, cook 3 minutes and serve with rice or swallow.

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