Recipe: At Home Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain

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Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain. Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain. I made this with my friend so technically i was cooking and she was directing and it came out lovely Dama Judith. Banga stew(ofe akwu) Like they say,if ur in Rome, u act like a Roman.
I made this with my friend so technically i was cooking and she was directing and it came out lovely Ibrahim Yetunde Ajoke.
Rice, Pepper and tomatoes, Onion, Vegetable oil, Palm oil, Maggi, Salt, Fish Jamila Tunau.
Here is a list of ingredients used in making Nigerian Banga soup (stew) 'ofe akwu', (as the Igbos like to call it).
You can have Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain
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It’s of palm nuts fruit.
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You need of Crayfish.
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It’s of Onions.
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You need of Dry/Stock fish.
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It’s of fresh Pepper.
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It’s of shaki and kpomo.
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Prepare of Diced Scent.
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Prepare of knorr cube.
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Prepare of Fried Plantain.
Serve with White Rice or use the Delta-style Banga Soup to eat Starch, Garri, Semolina, Amala or Pounded Yam.
Cooking Directions for those using tinned palm fruit concentrate When the beef and fish are well done, add the palm fruit concentrate and add water to get the consistency you like for your stews.
Ofe Akwu is usually eaten with white rice while Banga soup is eaten with Starch ( pronounced stash by the Niger Deltans.
It is a kind of swallow food made from cassava) The green leafy vegetables used to Make Ofe Akwu is Scent leaves ( nchoanwu ) while Bitter leaves ( Onugbu ) is used when making Banga Soup.
Banga Stew with White Rice and Plantain step by step
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Per boil the palm nuts till a bit soft Pound in a mortar and wash with hot water Sieve the palm nuts and extracted oil into a pot Boil the extracted oil for fifteen to twenty minutes.
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Blend crayfish, onions and peppers. Pour plended mix into boiling broth and cook for a few minutes.
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Add beef once its tender add the dry fish then add salt and knorr to taste.
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Cut scent leaves and add to soup. Leave for three minutes
Ofe akwu is ready.
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Serve with boiled rice and fried plantain.
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Rinse the rice, pour it into the pot of water and add salt.
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Turn off cooker when rice is done.
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For the plantain: Heat a a frying pan filled with vegetable oil.
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Peel and slice the plantain in a bowl and add salt to it..
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Pour the plantain on the heated vegetable oil to fry..
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Turn off cooker when it’s done..
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Serve with stew!.
The Nigerian White Rice and Stew is a popular Nigerian rice recipe because it lets you eat rice with any stew or sauce of your choice.
This rice recipe is usually eaten with Beef and/or Chicken Stew which we almost always have in the freezer so it is just a matter of boiling white rice.
So if you already have Beef/Chicken Stew in your freezer, the Boiled White Rice and Stew will be one easy.
We Nigerians are known for our love for Rice.
Be it Jollof rice, Fried Rice, Concoction Rice, Rice and beans, or plain White Rice with stew or sauce.