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Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)

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.

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"Abula (Nigerian Three Stews)" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Abula_(Nigerian_Three_Stews), revision 4638738), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Abula_(Nigerian_Three_Stews)&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  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.
  6. Boil the ewedu for about 15 minutes.
  7. Soften with potash, then add a pinch of salt and stock cube.
  8. Blend the ewedu mixture until smooth, and stir in the locust beans.
  9. Reduce the heat, and allow to simmer.
  10. Blend the pepper and tomato together until smooth.
  11. Heat a small amount of oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the blended mixture, and cook until it loses the raw flavor.
  12. Serve the pepper sauce in one dish with the gbegiri and ewedu.