Ofada Rice & Ayamase, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ofada Rice & Ayamase

Ofada Rice & Ayamase

Yoruba

90Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
9Steps
About

Local unpolished Ofada rice with ayamase — the fierce green-pepper 'designer stew' bleached in palm oil and loaded with assorted meat, iru and egg, a Yoruba celebration plate.

Equipment
  • Heavy pot
  • Blender
  • Frying pan
Ingredients
Green bell peppers (tatashe)8
Green scotch bonnet4
Onion2
Bleached palm oil1½ cups
Assorted meat and offal700 g
Locust bean (iru)3 tbsp
Boiled eggs4
Ofada rice3 cups
Stock cubes3
Saltto taste

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