Cookbook:Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)

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Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)
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Abula (literally "mixture") is a dish common amongst Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a combination of three different soups/stews: gbegiri, ewedu, and pepper sauce.

Ingredients

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Gbegiri

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Ewedu

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Pepper sauce

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Equipment

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Procedure

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Gbegiri

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  1. Soak the beans in water overnight. Remove and discard the skins.
  2. Boil the beans in fresh water until very soft. Drain well.
  3. Blend the beans to a purée using a blender. Set aside.
  4. Boil the meat in a pot of water with onions and spices. Remove the meat and set aside.
  5. Heat a small amount of palm oil in a pot. Add the blended beans, crayfish, salt, boiled meat, and dryfish. Cook until the fish is softened.

Ewedu

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  1. Boil the ewedu for about 15 minutes.
  2. Soften with potash, then add a pinch of salt and stock cube.
  3. Blend the ewedu mixture until smooth, and stir in the locust beans.
  4. Reduce the heat, and allow to simmer.

Pepper sauce

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  1. Blend the pepper and tomato together until smooth.
  2. Heat a small amount of oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the blended mixture, and cook until it loses the raw flavor.
  3. Serve the pepper sauce in one dish with the gbegiri and ewedu.