Efo Riro

Spinach stewed in a rich, fried pepper sauce with palm oil, iru and tender meat.

Prep 25 min · Cook 50 min · Beginner friendly · $20.00 CAD

Ingredients

• 1 kg Fresh spinach
• 600 g Beef, goat or assorted meat, in chunks
• 150 g Dried or smoked fish
• 3 Red bell peppers (tatashe)
• 2 Scotch bonnet peppers
• 2 Tomatoes
• 2 Onions (1 for blending, 1 sliced)
• 0.5 cup Red palm oil
• 1 tbsp Iru (fermented locust beans)
• 2 tbsp Ground crayfish
• 3 cube Stock cubes
• 1 tsp Salt

Cook it step by step

1. Wash, chop and squeeze the spinach
2. Cook the meat
3. Blend the peppers roughly
4. Boil the pepper mix down
5. Fry the onion and iru in palm oil
6. Fry the peppers until the oil rises
7. Add meat, fish and seasoning
8. Stir in the spinach
9. Serve