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HOW TO PREPARE GARDEN EGG STEW

by Jeevy’s Galley
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Garden egg fruit known as garden eggs is a teardrop-shaped native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Although it has many characteristics with the widely known purple eggplant or aubergine, it also has certain unique characteristics of its own. The Garden Egg is so named because of its egg-like pastel color. Given that they all belong to the same genus, they are not known to grow to huge sizes and have been compared to South America’s tomato. Loss of crops These fruits arrived in England before the Asian varieties of eggplant, which quickly displaced the fruit (as Guinea Squash).

A few types of the garden egg are now mostly utilized in Africa.

Ingredients In Preparing Garden Egg Stew

*12 chickens’ eggs

*2 chopped onions

*3 tomatoes, cut up

*2 tablespoons of palm oil

*1 teaspoon of crayfish meal

*2 teaspoons of Groundnut paste

*1 tablespoon of chili powder

*Salt as desired

Steps in Preparation

  1. Remove the stalks from the garden eggs and wash them.
  2. Use a knife to cut a few slits in the garden eggs.
  3. The garden eggs should be boiled in salted water for 10 minutes or until they are soft in a big kettle.
  4. The boiling garden eggs should be drained and left to cool.
  5. In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the palm oil.
  6. The chopped onions should be added and sautéed until transparent.
  7. Cook the tomatoes, in pieces, until they soften.
  8. Add the chili powder, groundnut paste, and ground crayfish in a single motion. 2 to 3 minutes of cooking.
  9. Garden eggs that have cooled off should be peeled off and lightly mashed with a fork.
  10. Mash the garden eggs, then add them to the sauce in the pan and stir well.
  11.  more minutes of cooking are required, occasionally stirring.
  12. To taste, add salt to the dish.
  13. Garden Eggs Stew should be served off the heat with your preferred side dish.

The Savory 

Ghanaian meal known as Garden Eggs Stew is made with boiled garden eggs, onions, tomatoes, palm oil, and spices. It is frequently used as a condiment or as a side dish with a main course. The stew goes nicely with rice, yam, plantains, or any other mainstay of your choosing because of its rich, tangy flavor.

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