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Garden Egg Sauce
Nigerian Sauces & Stews

Garden Egg Sauce

Rustic Nigerian garden egg sauce with palm oil, pepper and smoked fish.

⏱ 30 minutesCooking Time
🍽 4Servings
● EasyDifficulty

Ingredients

  • 6 African garden eggs
  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 2 scotch bonnet peppers
  • 1 large onion
  • 1/2 cup palm oil
  • 200 g smoked fish
  • 1 tablespoon ground crayfish
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water

How to make it

  1. Wash and steam or boil garden eggs until soft.
  2. Cool, remove stems and mash or blend coarsely.
  3. Blend peppers and half the onion.
  4. Heat palm oil and sauté remaining onion.
  5. Add blended peppers and cook for 8 minutes.
  6. Add garden eggs, crayfish, seasoning and salt.
  7. Add smoked fish and water and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
  8. Taste and serve.