24/01/2023
Let's make Abacha (African Salad ) today 👇
Recipes
Abacha red oil,Oil bean(ugba/ukpaka),Garden eggs, palm potash(ngu) , Garden egg leaf or okazi leaf ,star Maggi, pounded crayfish,
Ogiri,
Calabash nutmeg (ehuru),
Onions,
Kanda(roadsted cow skin),
Red bell peppers,
Mackerel fish,
Salt,
Neat water.
Preparations steps:
* season the fish with some salt, pepper, maggi then rub the seasoning into the fish until it marrinates well. Allow to marinate for 15 mins then cook and fry.
Clean the peppers and add into a blender and roughly blend.
* Next, in a pot add some palm oil let it heat up slightly, add onions fry for 1minute, add blended peppers, seasoning cube, salt and stir. Allow to fry for 15minutes (Taste and adjust seasoning if needed). Add cow skin then stir again to marinate with the pepper sauce then cook again for another 10-15minutes and it's ready.
Next, in a bowl transfer the Abacha, add warm water.(NOTE: You can use room temperature water) then stir and allow to soak for 3-5minutes, afterwards sieve it through a strainer and leave it there for another 5minutes.(NOTE: If you soak Abacha for a long time it will end up soggy).
* In another bowl add your palm potash (ngu) water and stir. Allow to dissolve
* In a bowl add some palm oil, pass the dissolved potash through the strainer into the bowl then mix everything together, add Calabash nutmeg(ehuru powder) crayfish powder, maggi, ogiri, salt then stir everything together to combine well.(NOTE: You can use more or less palm oil).
Afterwards, add the soaked Abacha followed by ugba stir everything together until they are mixed well.(NOTE: At this point you can place the pot on a stove top to warm it up a little bit. DO NOT COOK IT). Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
* Finally, garnish with your okazi or garden egg chopped leaf, fried fish, diced garden eggs, peppered cow skin, ringed onions, diced peppers.
* Good to go cause, it's readddyyyyyy💃💃💃💃💃💃💃