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Ata Ekuru (Ekuru Sauce)

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Ata ekuru ("ekuru pepper"), or obe ekuru ("ekuru sauce"), is a red sauce used to garnish ekuru. It is an essential part of ekuru.

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces tatase (red bell peppers)
  • 6 pieces rodo (scotch bonnet chiles)
  • 10 pieces shombo (fresh cayenne pepper)
  • 1 alubosa (onion)
  • 400 ml palm oil
  • Seasoning cubes
  • Salt
  • Fish (optional) (optional)
  • Ground crayfish (optional) (optional)
  • Beef (optional) (optional)
  • Ponmo (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine the bell pepper, chiles, and cayenne pepper. Blend to a chunky paste.
  2. 2
    Heat the palm oil in a pan. After about 5 minutes, add the blended pepper mixture to the hot oil. Season with salt and bouillon cubes to taste, and add any of the optional ingredients as desired.
  3. 3
    Let cook over medium-low heat for about 30–40 minutes, until well-cooked and the oil is floating on top of the sauce.
  4. 4
    Serve with ekuru.
Category
Side Dishes

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ata_Ekuru_(Ekuru_Sauce)