You definitely would love Nigerian ayamase stew!

Nigerians love spicy food and if you do, I will show you how to make ayamase stew which can be eaten with rice (ofc brown rice😊), ofada rice, bulgur, quinoa, yam, and sweet potato.

Ayamase stew aka Ofada sauce with brown bulgur

Ingredients    

Protein -well spiced cooked lamb meat and lamb tripe (aka shaki)
4 big green bell peppers
4 green paprika peppers
6  green chili peppers
3 scotch bonnet
8 tsp locust beans (Iru)
2 large onion
4 eggs
5 garlic cloves
1 medium size ginger
1/2 tsp salt (not a salt lover)
1 bouillon cube
150 ml cup palm oil
250 ml olive oil (or choice of oil)
            

Preparation

• Blend the peppers, onion (1), garlic, and ginger in a food processor to have a coarse texture. If you don't have a processor, a blender will do just fine! Nevertheless, you would need to sieve out the water from the pepper properly before frying. 

• Heat the palm oil in the cooking pot for 10 mins covering the pot with a lid. While doing this, ensure your kitchen is well ventilated as the bleaching of the oil generates smoke.  For proper ventilation, keep the doors and windows open to take out the smoke. To know if the oil is well bleached, insert a spoon into the pot and when the colour turns light yellow then it's done. 

• Once the bleaching process is complete, reduce the heat to allow the oil cool down and then add the olive oil. 

• Throw in the chopped onions and fry till translucent. Then add the blended peppers, stir and fry for 15 mins. 

• Afterward, add  the proteins as detailed in the ingredients section above and allow the meat sauce to combine with the ayamase. Next, you put in the bouillon cube, salt, locust beans, and crayfish. Before adding salt and bouillon cube taste first  to avoid being too SPICY!!! 

• Cook the sauce for another 20 mins - 30 mins until the oil floats to the top of the pot. Once it's ready sieve the oil (too much oil is not good for wellness 😢) and serve the sauce with rice or bulgur. I had mine with brown bulgur and side veggies as depicted in the photos above.

              Bon Appetit!!!