Ofe Akwu

Ingredients

• 1.5 litres palm fruit extract
• 600 g beef or assorted meat
• 200 g smoked fish or stockfish
• 100 g ground crayfish
• 3 red peppers
• 2 Scotch bonnet peppers
• 1 large onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped scent leaf or basil
• 2 seasoning cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups meat stock

How to make it

1. Cook the meat with onion, salt and seasoning cube until tender. Clean and debone the fish.
2. Boil the palm fruit extract for 15 to 20 minutes until it thickens and the oil rises.
3. Add blended peppers, crayfish, fish, meat and stock.
4. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add scent leaf or basil near the end and cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Ofe Akwu can be eaten with rice or fufu depending on the style being prepared.