Are you tired of using the normal tomato stew? Try out my pepper stew recipe!
Don’t worry you’re at the right place. So guys today I will be taking us through the pepper stew preparation process. Pepper stew, popularly known as “Obe Ata Dindin” by the Yorubas is a Nigerian stew that’s known to be prepared with lots of pepper which makes it spicy and hot. I’m going to explain the method I use in preparing my pepper stew to avoid being too spicy especially for those that are not pepper friendly. The pepper stew can be prepared using vegetable oil, palm oil or mixing of both the vegetable oil and palm oil. Guess what? It is easy to make! So today, I will be using the palm oil method with goat meat.
Note: all the processes are the same. The only difference is the type of oil being used. You can decide to heat or bleach your palm oil depending on your choice.
Ingredients needed
- Tomatoes
- Red fresh pepper
- The bell pepper/ red bell pepper (Tatashe)
- Vegetable oil or Palm oil
- Onions
- Meats (Goat meat,chicken, beef, assorted or fish)
- Dry fish
- Pomo ( optional)
- Ginger and garlic for seasoning
- Seasoning cubes
- Curry powder
- Meat stock
- Salt (optional)
Preparation method
- Wash and boil your seasoned goat meat or whichever meat you’re using till it becomes tender enough and if you’re using boiled eggs, then boil and set aside.
- Then wash and blend (Tomatoes, pepper, tatashe, onion, garlic, and ginger) together roughly or smoothly. The fun part of pepper stew is the roughly blended method which is what I will be using.
- Debone your dry fish and set aside.
- Chop your onions and set aside.
Let’s start cooking
- Heat up a pot and add your palm or vegetable oil. Then slightly fry your meat if you choose to, not necessary.
- Remove the meat and add the chopped onions into the heated oil, then pour in your blended tomatoes, pepper and other ingredients and fry till you no longer get the tangy taste from the tomatoes. In this case, you really have to be patient because it takes about 20-30 minutes to get that tangy taste out.
- Once satisfied with the taste, add your seasonings, dry fish, meat and stock and then taste for salt.
- lower the heat and allow to simmer for a few minutes. Add stock or a little water if too thick.
And here comes your pepper stew ready to be served “giggles”
You can serve with white rice, boiled yam/plantain, boiled beans or even bread for the bread and stew lovers, etc. But mine will be served with white rice.
That’s exactly how I make my Nigerian pepper stew.
What new skill/technique did you learn today?
Do you have an alternative method for preparing pepper stew? I’ll be glad to hear them all in the comment box below.
Till we meet again next week.
