Ofada Stew is a popular Nigerian Stew peculiar to the Yoruba tribe of Western Nigeria though now enjoyed by other tribes as well.
Now, there are two kinds of Ofada Stew, one is made with Green Bell Peppers while the other is made with Red Bell Peppers.
The Green Ofada stew is popularly called Ayamase. I already have a recipe for Ayamase, click HERE to view the recipe if you’re interested.
This version is made with Red Bell Peppers, let’s begin….
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Ingredients:
700g Assorted Meats
5 Bell Peppers (Tatashe)
1.5 Cups Palm Oil
2-3 Scotch Bonnet (Atarodo)
1.5 Onions
Boiled Eggs (Optional)
2 Dried Fish (Shawa)
2 Tablespoons Ground Crayfish
3 Tablespoons Locust Beans (Iru)
3 Knorr Chicken Cubes or any Bouillon cubes of your choice
Salt to taste
Preparation:
First boil your meats with Onions, Garlic, Seasoning and Salt. When they’re soft, cut the meats into bite size chunks……
If you’re using Shawa, soak in water and clean to remove dirt, then shred into bite size pieces, set aside.
Chop the Peppers and Onion, place on a roasting tray, roast for 40 minutes at 220 degrees. Also grill or fry the meats at the same time.
When the peppers are properly roasted, pulse in your blender a couple of times or you can use a grinding stone, consistency should be as shown below, set aside.
Now, pour the oil into a saucepan, set on a hob on low heat, heat it up till semi bleached. 15 minutes on low heat should do. Then add half sliced Onion…
Sauté till caramelised, this should take 12-15 minutes. Stir occasionally. Do not sauté on high heat, otherwise the onions will burn.
This step is very important, caramelised onions add loads of sweetness into your stew..
Now add the Locust Beans (Iru), sauté for a minute, then add the Crayfish, sauté for another minute…
Now, add the blended pepper, stir and combine, turn up the heat to medium…
Leave to fry for 6-8 minutes, stir occasionally to prevent burning…
Now, add the grilled or fried meats and shredded shawa, stir and combine…
Now add the boiled eggs if you’re using any, stir and combine…
Leave to cook for a further 8-10 minutes, and it’s done….
Enjoy with boiled Ofada, Jasmine or long grain rice….
You may want to view our easy Ofada Rice recipe, click HERE for the recipe….
I testify this recipe is da bomb. Made it last night. Ahhh…weldone
Thank you Sisi! Can I use ogiri in place of iru?
Hello,
After roasting the green pepper, do I blend it with the seed?
P S used your recipe for Jollof rice for a Graduation party, it stole the show
Infact….you are a superb teacher, very easy to understand….
Pls Ma, what can be substituted for roasting the pepper and onions?
How many litres will this recipe make?
Hi Sisi! Is the setting for the oven in Celsius or Fahrenheit? Thanks!
Sisi Jemimah!
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I paired this with my Ofada Elewe ( Ofada with leaf) plus Plantain. Dinner tonight specially for my husband and Mother in law and she has been praying for me ooo non stop, it was a goal. Your hands are blessed Sisi Jemimah. God bless you! I wish i can add a pics of before and after!
Thank you for this recipe, why did you roast the pepper before blending?
Sorry for the late response. Roasting improves the taste of the peppers bu giving it a smokey type flavor…
I love u ma
I love this ma, and will make sure I try this today itself
Please let me know how you get on…
How do you roast peppers without an oven ,can I use a pan on d stove?
Hi, you can use a grill or steam the peppers before blending…
God bless you for all this recipes. SisiJemimah saving tummies and homes.
Gurl! You are so wrong. I have tried several recipe of ofada stew and they were just ok but this one…I’m lost of words. My husband and kids love the crap out of it. Thank you so much and I’m mad at you too because I’m trying to lose weight and now all my effort is in jeopardy because of this recipe. Thanks though, I love it.
I’m so so sorry for the late response. Thanks so much for taking the time to give a feedback, it’s greatly appreciated. Don’t worry about your weight jare, we’ll send you a treadmill for Christmas…..lol
Hi sisi,yesterday was my friends wedding and I prepared ofada rice and the ata dindin your way,it came out really nice and people can’t stop asking for more.its a wonderful experience.
Lovely feedback! Thanks so much. I’m glad the recipe worked out well for you. Thanks once again for the feedback….X
I made this meal and it was a hit! Thank you!
Sorry for the late response. I’m glad you loved it, thanks so much for the feedback…..X
What about beef stock or chicken stock. Noticed you didnt add any
Stock isn’t required…….?
Can’t wait to try this out ? but when you blend your roasted peppers and onion, do you still add water.
Hi…Sorry for the late response, you don’t need to add water as the peppers and onions would have softened well enough to blend without water….
Thank you sooo much for this recipe. I made it and my family loved it.
Yay! I’m glad you loved it, thanks for the lovely feedback…x
Thank for making me no dis recipe
You’re very welcome….:)
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate you putting up all these recipes…….
Thanks Abimbola, you’re very welcome….:)
This is great stuff! But why roast the pepper before blending them?
Roasting gives the stew a smokey flavour, like replicating firewood cooking. Also saves you the need to cook down pepper to get rid of water contents. Hope this helps….
I’m so going to try this, love to eat this any chance I get but had no clue on how to prepare it…… Thanks for this post…… *runstothemarket*
Don’t know how I messed this comment. Thanks so much, I’m sure it came out well….?
I tried this our for dinner. Amazing! I knew I just had to come feed you back. Looking forward to your Christmas recipes.
Thanks for the lovely feedback Sade. I’m glad you enjoyed it….?
I’ve asked how to make this & no body has given me any clear procedure until i happened on this and guess what, i tried it following the steps and it came out perfect….thank u Sisi Jemi
Thank you and you’re very welcome. Thanks for the lovely words and I’m glad you enjoyed it…..?
I tried ofada stew for the first time with the recipe. I can say this is the best of all stews.It was very tasty. I will prepare this often. I tried it with rice, and my daughter tried it with plantain, yam and bread and I also had to try it out.It goes with most food. My daughter is very picky but she just loves it, we love it.
Thanks Sisi Jemimah, you are making a huge difference in peoples kitchen/ homes.
Yay! Thanks Georgina, I’m glad you and your princess loved the recipe and I agree with you, this stew goes with mos staples. I particularly love it with plantain.thanks so much for taking the time to drop a comment. I really do appreciate….X
oh Lord, this is a temptation for someone that is fasting. my tummy started rumbling
LOL!! ?