Efo Riro
ft Maggi Naija Pot
If you know me you already know I'm a village girl, but when Maggi showed up with a Mystery Box with the Naija Pot cubes I didn't know what I was going get when I was done cooking.
I had seen the advert selling #bottompot dreams, but I wasn't sold yet.
The first thing I had to do was smell the cube (I'm all about the smells) and instantly I knew.
BOTTOMPOT !
Better still, bottom pot without the actual bottom part !
Just flavour flavour flavour.
The cube packs the perfect punch of our favorite dried fishes that give us that local/mam put taste.
I'm a huge fan and the fact that I'm saying this for free...says something.
Maggi Naija Pot Cube is da bomb !
I would advise not to use salt (or just a little) when using the cube because it's just not necessary, I used salt but found that I didn't need it, luckily the Efo wasn't salty or anything but I realized I could have done without salt.
Watch the video of when Maggi dropped by here.
Ingredients:
Chopped Shoko Leaves, 2 cups
Palm Oil, 4 tbsp
2 Medium Tatashe Peppers
4 Tomatoes
6 ata rodos (scotch bonnets)
Chopped ginger, 1 tsp*
1 Large Onion
Stock Fish, 1/4 cup
Smoked Fish, 1/4 cup
Crayfish, 2 tsp
Handful of Dried Prawns
Iru, 2 tsp
Beef Stock, 1/2 cup
Maggi Naija Pot Cube, x2
Grocery Shopping:
Mystery Box, courtesy of Maggi
*I used Ojoro Kitchen's chopped ginger*
Prep:
Chop leaves.
Together blend peppers, tomatoes, 1/2 onion, 2 garlic and ginger.
Chop the other half of the onion and dice 2 garlic cloves, set aside.
Chop ata rodo and set aside.
Rinse iru and set aside.
Instructions:
1. In a pot, heat palm oil and add chopped onions and diced garlic, fry together for 30 seconds before adding the ata rodo.
2. Add blended peppers to the pot and cook on medium/high heat for 10 minutes.
3. Add beef stock and stock fish, smoked fish, crayfish and dried prawns. Stir and cover for 5 mins.
4. Then season with Naija Pot seasoning and stir. Reduce the heat to low.
5. Add Iru, stir and simmer for 3 minutes.
done. Add leaves to the pot, stir and cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
Remove from heat and serve with any side of your choice.
Your fakeaway Efo Riro ft Maggi Naija Pot cube is ready !!
Enjoy ! x