Stew base for most Nigerian Recipes
This is the Stew base you will need for most Nigerian recipes. If you have this readily available, it could save you tonnes of time.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 10 Large red bell peppers
- 5 Medium tomatoes
- 3 medium onions
- 1 thumb of fresh ginger
- 3 habanero peppers
- 4 clove garlic
- 15 Large green bell peppers
- 3 habanero peppers ((preferably green))
- 3 Medium onions
- 4 clove garlic
Instructions
- 1
Wash all the ingredients, deseed the red bell peppers or the green as the car may be. Leave the habanero peppers whole
- 2
Cut up into smaller pieces, blend till smooth.
- 3
Transfer blended mixture into a pot. Boil till most of the liquid evaporates and it becomes thick.
- 4
Turn off heat and leave pot slightly open
- 5
Allow to cool completely
- 6
Divide into bowls and freeze till you are ready to use.
- 7
Preheat your oven to 400 F / 204 C
- 8
Wash, deseed and cut up ingredients as stated above. Leave the hot peppers whole.
- 9
Spread all on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 10
Slide it into the preheated oven and roast for 45 mins rotating the baking sheet halfway through the baking time to help with even roasting. Some pieces may blacken a bit don’t worry as long as it’s not a lot, it won’t affect the taste of your stew base.
- 11
After 45 mins turn off heat of oven and let the ingredients cool off in the oven.
- 12
When it is cooled, blend with as little water as possible.
- 13
Divide into bowls and freeze for later.