Boil the assorted meat/fish in 500 ml of water, adding the stock cubes, for 20 mins.
Add oil and crayfish/shrimp powder and uzuza seeds.
Add another 500 ml of water and allow to boil for 15 mins.
Add palm oil and chilli powder and allow to cook stirring periodically for 5 mins.
Add Achi or another thickener and stir.
Add Ogiri dissolved in 50 ml of water and stir.
Add Oha leaves and allow to boil for no longer than 2–3 mins to avoid bitterness.
Serve with any swallow meal (as per recipe).
OUR CHEF
Recipe of The Market girl.
Folashade Olushanu is a wife, mother, friend, confidante, lover of God and so much more.
Cooking has been a source of release for her throughout her life, with the local market in her native Nigeria being her first experience in selling her dishes to expectant customers. Folashade has since opened restaurants, catered for significant occasions and most importantly satisfied the seemingly insatiable demands of seven growing children!
With her first cookbook, Folashade is living one of her core passions – and with it he seeks to empower a generation in the kitchen.