GARDEN EGG STEW FOR RICE, I SPENT 700 NAIRA ONLY

 

NIGERIAN GARDEN EGG STEW RECIPE

Garden egg stew with pieces of fish
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


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Garden negg in a pot
Garden eggs bought for 100 Naira in the pot for boiling before blending or pounding
Fish for 600 Naira
Pieces of mackerel washed and seasoned for cooking garden egg stew
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

 

Blending boiled garden egg
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



Adding the tomato paste, let it boil for a while, stir and boil till satisfied with the taste.
 
 
Adding boiled and deboned mackerel . I didn’t add fish head because of bones

 

Adding the fish stock

 

 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

 

 

 

34 thoughts on “GARDEN EGG STEW FOR RICE, I SPENT 700 NAIRA ONLY”

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  2. It's a normal food for edo people! But with yam n plantain in place of rice! Its sold in restaurants in edo state

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  3. Thanks for this healthy recipe. God bless you. More healthy ones please. I'm watching my weight and height, lol.

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  4. 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

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