NIGERIAN GARDEN EGG STEW RECIPE
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| Garden eggs stew served with rice. |
How to make garden egg stew for rice
Garden egg stew for rice also known as garden egg sauce is easy to cook. As we wait for tomatoes to become more affordable, Nigerians are searching and discovering other ways of cooking delicious stews…
Below is a video of me making eggplant sauce for plantain and yam. You can watch it on YouTube and subscribe.
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Shayor’s garden egg stew got trending on the blog yesterday, I had to visit it, then remembered I didn’t get to try it after she posted.
So, with 700 Naira, I got what I needed and cooked this stew but with a little twist because I did not remove the garden egg skin after boiling, added crayfish and I actually added a little canned tomato too. It tasted really really really good, very pocket friendly too. Try it and share feedback with us pleaeaeaeaease.
HOW TO COOK GARDEN EGG STEW
SEE MORE GARDEN EGG SAUCES HERE
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| Garden eggs bought for 100 Naira in the pot for boiling before blending or pounding |
| Fish for 600 Naira |
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| Boiling fish with just water, onion and salt |
INGREDIENTS FOR GARDEN EGG STEW:
- 100 Naira garden eggs
- 600 Naira mackerel
- vegetable oil (We cooked this Nigerian garden egg stew with vegetable oil. Palm oil can also be used)
- Onion
- salt
- bouillon seasoning cubes (You can use maggi, knorr or your seasoning cube of choice.
- fresh pepper (I used my pepper sauce from the fridge)
- 2 spoons of ground crayfish
- 1 dessert spoonful tomato paste ( If you have tasty tom canned tomatoes, use it)
- Water of course
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| Boiled garden egg in a food processor, can also be pounded with mortar and pestle |
COOKING PROCEDURE:
First I washed and boiled the garden eggs till soft.
Then boiled fish too with salt and onions while garden eggs are boiling in a different pot.
The soft garden eggs are then blended in a food processor (a mortar can pound too), and then added to the fry pan already cooking hot with onions, pepper, seasoning and crayfish.
The egg plants fry for about 3 minutes or until you are satisfied with the fried taste. When I tasted and it’s ok by me.
I added the tomato paste already mixed with some water and let it cook for about 3 minutes again or till you are satisfied with the taste.
The deboned boiled fish is added at this time, stock too (You can add all the stock or just enough not to have watery stew).
Let the pot boil, check for taste, salt and seasoning. Satisfied with the stew, I served with boiled rice. Can be served with boiled yam or plantain too.
Garden egg sauce cooking steps in pictures
| Frying onion, fresh pepper, seasoning and crayfish. Stir often as you fry, don’t let it burn. |
| Just added the garden eggs |
| Garden eggs frying with other ingredients |
| One dessert spoonful tomato paste |
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| Adding the tomato paste, let it boil for a while, stir and boil till satisfied with the taste. |
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| Adding boiled and deboned mackerel . I didn’t add fish head because of bones |
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| Adding the fish stock |
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| Nigerian garden egg stew ready to serve |
| Meat can be used to cook this stew ,in place of fish |
| Cook garden egg stew with just crayfish if there’s no fish, it will still turn out delicious if the quantity is not too much. |
Enjoy delicious garden egg stew with rice!
You might like to visit other garden egg stews here
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Fantastically fantastic. God bless you for sharing.
Makes correct sense, I'll try it today today.
Great. Thanks for this.
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Now I have one "special" for the weekend! Yippee!
Well done! More of these recipes, please!
You are welcome Chioma, thanks for the comments.
Thanks Anon
Thank you. Please try, you'll love it.
No wahala Ivy, you can make it tomorrow or next. Thanks for the comments.
Hi Funmy, thanks too for you comment.
Our honourable Doc, thanks. More will come by God's grace.
@TBOTL, Happy weekend cooking, you'll enjoy this stew.
Looks like what I will like.
Lovely eya….will try this and I hope my kids will like it….nutritious!
Thanks Ifeyinwa.They'll love if it's not peppery. Scoop out theirs first if you need to add more peppers.
Yes oh, BrandyB, I think you'll like it. Thank you.
Scarcity of tomatoes is really teaching us different ways of making nice means that are healthy too. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Florence. Thanks too.
It's a normal food for edo people! But with yam n plantain in place of rice! Its sold in restaurants in edo state
Please can I use the green garden egg?
Oh, ok.would love to have a taste.
Yes you can but make sure it's not the bitter type.
For those who don't like boiled fish, you can cook with smoked mackerel.
For those who don't like boiled fish, you can cook with smoked mackerel.
Just made my garden egg stew. I used chicken though and it tastes superb. Awesome
Wow Ivy, thanks for the Feedback. Did you steam or boil your chicken before adding?
Yes, I marinated and steamed. I also used the green type of garden eggs. It was delicious
Thanks for this healthy recipe. God bless you. More healthy ones please. I'm watching my weight and height, lol.
I tried it during the period last year when tomatoes was scarce. My friends ate and was seriously enjoying it. At a point they asked how I was able to get so much tomatoes to cook stew. And when I informed them It was more of garden egg and just a sachet of tomatoes, they shouted and Said f they loved it. Thanks so much
Thank you so much Joan, for the feedback.
Ok.Thanks too for leaving a comment.
Thank you so much Ivy for feedback.