Efo Riro. Instructions Preheat the Palm oil - I like it hot but not bleached. Add the diced Onion and stir-fry till golden brown. Add the blended peppers (check notes above for details) and fry until the Sauce thickens up.
Once the oil is hot, add iru, then pour in the blended tomato.
Then, add pre-cooked assorted meat (or any meat.
Efo riro is a rich vegetable side dish that can accompany various starches and can be cooked with or without fish or meat.
You can cook Efo Riro using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Efo Riro
- Prepare of Beef.
- Prepare of Shaki (cow tripe).
- It's of Dry fish.
- Prepare 1 cup of palm oil.
- Prepare of Efo Shoko washed and diced.
- It's 5 of tatashe peppers.
- It's 2 tablespoons of ground crayfish.
- It's 2 of red onions.
- You need 2 of small stock cubes.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of locust beans (iru).
- You need to taste of Salt.
- You need of Habanero peppers.
It is rich enough that the starches it accompanies — various pounded. Cookbook: Efo riro Ẹ̀fọ́ riro is a spinach stew from the cuisine of the Yoruba people prepared with leaf vegetables and stockfish , palm oil , red onion , crayfish , tatashe pepper (a variety of red bell pepper ), locust bean (also known as carob bean) and may also include meat and other ingredients. Add in your blended tomato and pepper mix and stir for about a minute. Efo Riro means mixed Vegetables, it is from the Western part of Nigeria and the Calabar's has a similar soup called "Edikaikong Soup".
Efo Riro instructions
- Preheat the Palm oil - I like it hot but not bleached. Add the diced Onion and stir-fry till golden brown, then add your locust bean.
- Add the blended peppers and fry until the Sauce thickens up. Season with the stock cube, add Salt to taste, Crayfish. Stir until everything is well blended..
- Add the Dry fish and dried Prawns, stir then add cooked beef and sharki, cover it up and allow it simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes..
- Finally, add the efo leaf and mix thoroughly. Leave to cook uncovered for about 2 to 4 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if necessary..
- Serve with your favorite swallow like be, Amala, Fufu or Rice, Yam.
Efo Riro is enjoyed by many, you can also use various option of Leaf such as Shokoyokoto Efotete "green amaranth" popularly known as Green e.t.c. Efo Riro is a very popular Yoruba soup in Nigeria, it is one of my favorite Nigerian soups because of its health benefits. The name 'efo' means vegetables, hence it is a Yoruba rich vegetable soup. Believe me when I tell you that this happens to be one of the most delicious Yoruba soups that I have made. Efo Riro is a favorite Yoruba staple that is so well beloved, it is sometimes the basis on which cooking skills are assessed!