Africa: Nigeria: Nigerian Rice and Tomato StewINGREDIENTS:
2 KG Goat meat.
1500 ml Ground tomatoes.
Ground Fresh Red Pepper.
1 cup of sliced onions.
Teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
teaspoon each of curry and thyme.
Half teaspoon ground ginger
Half teaspoon ground garlic
Vegetable (optional)(curry leaves, pumpkin leaves etc)
400 ml Vegetable oil.
3 Stock cubes.
2 tbsp Crayfish.
Salt to taste.
1 tsp beef seasoning spice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Wash the tomatoes and blend alongside the fresh pepper, also blend the crayfish alongside the nutmeg seed (1).
Slice the onion and set aside. You need 1 cup of sliced onions.
Wash the meat (Goat meat in my case) and parboil with three stock cubes, a teaspoon of salt, teaspoon each of curry and thyme and half cup of sliced onions.
Also sprinkle a teaspoon of your favorite beef spice.
This practice is necessary if you want to end up with very tasty meats.
Beside you can then use the meat stock [water from the meat] for the main cooking.
Cook until the meat is soft enough for consumption.
INSTRUCTIONS:
HOW TO MAKE TOMATO STEW:
Most times I chose to fry the tomatoes in a frying pan separately and then add it to the cooked meat in the pot.
Set your frying pan on heat.
Add 400 ml of vegetable oil. Add the sliced onions and fry for about 2 minutes to release the scent into the oil.
Then pour in the ground tomatoes/pepper and fry (stirring occasionally to avoid burning).
This is just where most people miss it, have you made a tomato stew with sour taste? You can correct that now.
The secret to loosing the sour taste is just by frying with lots of oil (which could be reduced after frying) and then the use of onions.
You have to keep stirring for the next 20-30 minute, you don’t wanna end up with burned tomato stew.
Fry till the tomatoes boils in oil alone. Then you can transfer the pre-cooked meat… plus the stock.
A teaspoon each of this ground spices (ginger and garlic).
COOKING STEW:
Stir.
Add extra stock cube (optional), add the ground crayfish/nutmeg and allow to cook for ten minutes.
Taste for salt
Add Vegetables?
If you are using vegetable, you can add it now, allow to simmer for 3 minutes are you are done with making tomato stew.
Fry till the tomatoes boils in oil alone. Then you can transfer the pre-cooked meat… plus the stock.
A teaspoon each of this ground spices (ginger and garlic).
The tomato stew is nice paired with yam, beans or bread. Enjoy!
