Ofada rice served with ofada sauce also known as ayamase. Ofada rice is a name for heritage varieties of rice grown in south-west Nigeria. It is used in a variety of dishes. Looking back, this was one of the first recipes that I posted.
Add your choice of Meat, some beef stock to loosen up the sauce if it's too thick and Salt to taste. Ayamase stew can best served with serve with Ofada Rice. Ofada Stew aka Ayamase Stew: The Designer Stew used in eating the famous Ofada Rice. You can have Ofada rice served with ofada sauce also known as ayamase using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Ofada rice served with ofada sauce also known as ayamase
- You need of Assorted meat(beef,shako,ponmo,liver).
- Prepare of Palm oil.
- It's of Green bell pepper.
- You need of Ata rodo (Scotch bonet).
- It's of Iru (locust beans).
- Prepare of Beef stock.
- You need cube of Seasoning.
- It's of Crayfish.
- It's of Salt.
- You need of Onion.
- Prepare of Ofada rice(locally grown rice).
- Prepare of Fresh ginger.
- You need of Fresh garlic.
Ofada Rice and stew is a Nigerian meal native to the Yorubas but in recent times, everyone, especially those in Lagos and environs, has been bitten by the Ofada Rice bug. Funny enough, the Ofada sauce got it name from the local rice it is usually served with (Ofada rice), the sauce itself is called Ayamase. The pairing is however so perfect that when people talk about ofada rice they automatically associate it with the ayamase stew. First time I tried Ofada sauce was.
Ofada rice served with ofada sauce also known as ayamase instructions
- Season assorted meat with blended onions,ginger,garlic,salt,seasoning cube and allow to cook for at least @hour till meat is tender.
- Wash and blend green bell pepper and ata rodo together.
- Boil till water reduces and. Becomes a thick paste.
- Bleach palm oil for 10mins and turn off the cooker,palm oil would have bleached to golden honey colour.
- Once pot is cool,put back on fire,add chopped onions,allow to fry till it softens,add iru and let both fry until bubbles of palm oil float to the top.
- Add assorted meat and allow to absorb oil.
- Add boiled pepper and stir,allow to fry until oil floats to the top,then add meat stock,stir and allow to fry till you see patches of oil on top.
- Add ground crayfish, stir and allow crayfish cook and combine with stew.
- Lower heat and allow stew to gently Cook and serve with choice of rice.
Ofada sauce/stew is one of the most sought after Nigerian delicasy. This post shows you how to I suppose you know how to boil rice. 😉 That would be discussed briefly at the bottom of this post. Ofada stew (sauce) is made with a combination of green peppers and red peppers, then assorted. Learn how to cook Nigerian Ayamase the Souldeliciouz way, also known as Ofada and Designer stew. Ofada Rice served with Ofada Stew/Ayamase is extremely popular at Nigerian parties and homes.