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User:Phina001/Banga stew

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Banga Stew is a traditional Nigerian dish widely eaten in the Niger Deta region, especially among the Urhobo, Isoko, Itsekiri, and Edo peoples. It is prepared using fresh palm fruit extract,which gives it a rich, thick texture and deep flavour

Yield 4–6 people

Ingredients

  • Fresh plam fruits
  • Fresh palm fruit extract (Banga base)
  • Assorted meat (beef, goat meat
  • Fresh or dried fish
  • Stockfish
  • Banga spice mix (local spice blend)
  • Oburunbebe stick (traditional flavouring stick)
  • Ground crayfish
  • Fresh pepper
  • Onion (optional) (optional)
  • Salt (to taste)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Boil fresh palm fruits until soft.
  2. 2
    Pound to separate pulp from seeds.
  3. 3
    Wash and sieve with warm water to extract thick palm juice.
  4. 4
    Season meat with salt, pepper, and seasoning cubes, onions.
  5. 5
    Boil until it softs.
  6. 6
    Add stockfish and dried fish and cook until soft.
  7. 7
    Pour palm fruit extract into the pot of meat stock.
  8. 8
    Allow it to boil and thicken.
  9. 9
    Add ground crayfish and pepper.
  10. 10
    Add Banga spice mix and Oburunbebe stick.
  11. 11
    Stir gently and allow flavours to infuse.
  12. 12
    Simmer until the stew becomes thick and aromatic.
  13. 13
    Adjust salt and seasoning if needed.
Cuisine
African

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:Phina001/Banga_stew