Efo Riro and Pounded Yam

Name: Efo Riro and Pounded Yam
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hausa-Fulani & Northern Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 bunch spinach; 2 lb beef; 1 lb tripe; 1 lb goat meat; 5 medium tomatoes; 3 scotch bonnet peppers; 1 medium onion; palm oil; 3 tbsp seasoning; 2 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp chili powder; vegetable oil

A West African dish of beef, goat and spinach, with a kick of chilli, simmered on the stove. Serve with pounded yam or with any accompaniment.

1 hr · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 30 min · 60 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Wash, season and bring all meats to boil. Season with 1 tablespoon of salt, 2 cubes of maggi, 1 tablespoon of dry pepper and boil till meat is tender.
2
*Blend tomatoes and scotch bonnet peppers and boil till water dries. *If using raw spinach, wash and blanch your spinach to get rid of excess water and shred.
3
*Separate meats and stock into different bowls. Heat up groundnut oil and fry meats till brown.
4
*Heat up palm oil and pour in chopped onions and fry. *Pour in blended tomatoes and pepper and fry.
5
*Add stock, salt, maggi, crayfish powder, locust beans and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. *Add fried meats and stir inches.
5 min
6
*Add chopped spinach and stir inches Leave to simmer for 2 minutes. Serve with Pounded yam or with any accompaniment of your choice.
2 min