Right about that........
Saluyot (Jute Leaves)
Gbegiri>>>Serves 3-4
Reg' naija beans or black eye peas
Salt
Black pepper
1 habanero
1 Fresh Tomato
1 Onion
1 tatashe or Red Bell pepper
Maggi (optional)
Palm Oil
Beef stock of water
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Soak beans overnight and remove skin.
Boil beans in salted water or beef stock.
Add palm oil (feel free to pre-heat your palm oil) and blended mixture of habanero, onions, red bell pepper and fresh tomato.
Adjust seasoning or add maggi.
Cook till very tender/completely broken down (mushy). Proceed from here by mashing with hand held fine potato smasher till smoot, or blend in a blender to get a smoother texture or finish.
(add water or stock according to desired consistency)
PS: Cook with neckbones to add extra flavor and dimension.
Beef Stew>>>>>>Serves 2-4
This is a narrowed down 1-2 steps party stew...
1 1/2 lb Beef (I used Tri-tip) (cut)
1 can Tomato sauce
2 fresh tomato (cut)
I onion (cut)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 habanero (chopped)
1 red bell pepper (cut)
Salt and or maggi
Italian seasoning
Black pepper
1/2 cup beef stock
Boil and lightly fry beef and set aside.
Cook cut onion, tomato, red bell pepper in palm or vegetable oil.
Add tomato sauce (or blended stuff if you must) and cook @ med heat for 4-5 mins.
Add Beef and beef stock (don't add too much liquid, you don't want to cook and reduce forever)
Add salt, maggi and Italian seasoning.
Cover and let simmer @ low heat till cooked down and thickened.
Be very patient and keep an eye on it as much as possible, do not use high heat, just cover and let cool @ low heat.
Enjoy........
alhaji