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 !
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Better still, bottom pot without the actual bottom part !
Just flavour flavour flavour.
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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.
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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.
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Watch the video of when Maggi dropped by here.
Ingredients:
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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
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Grocery Shopping:
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Mystery Box, courtesy of Maggi
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*I used Ojoro Kitchen's chopped ginger*
Prep:
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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.
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Instructions:
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1. In a pot, heat palm oil and add chopped onions and diced garlic, fry together for 30 seconds before adding the ata rodo.
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2. Add blended peppers to the pot and cook on medium/high heat for 10 minutes.
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3. Add beef stock and stock fish, smoked fish, crayfish and dried prawns. Stir and cover for 5 mins.
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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.
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Your fakeaway Efo Riro ft Maggi Naija Pot cube is ready !!
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Enjoy ! x