Name: Authentic Buka Stew – Nigerian Local Stew By Zeelicious Foods
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Nigerian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups Palm Oil; 1 large Onion Bulb; 2 Crayfish Seasoning Cubes; 1 tbsp Locust Beans (Iru); 6 Fresh Tomatoes; 5 Chili Bell Peppers (Tatashe; 4 Pcs Long Chili Peppers (Shombo); 4 Scotch Bonnet Peppers; 3 Garlic Cloves; 1 inch Root Ginger; 7 Pcs Cooked Shaki; 7 Pcs Cooked Cow Skin (Kpomo); 8 Pcs Cooked Beef; 5 Pcs Boiled Eggs; 1 cup Beef Stock; salt

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Authentic Buka Stew - Nigerian Local Stew By Zeelicious Foods

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 20 mins

Buka Stew is a very popular Nigerian delicacy that is celebrated for its rich taste, and soupy texture. Buka stew is less spicy than (other) Nigerian stews because it does not have the spicy coconut sauce like pepper soup, but it can nevertheless be spiced up to one’s liking by adding more chilli.

In Nigeria, it was traditionally made in large pots and cooked outside over a wood fire. Traditionally stew’s nutrition value, preparation size and complexity all play an important role - since there were rarely any modern conveniences people used highly spiced versions with more vegetables while they had the money to buy ingredients like black pepper or curry powder

2 cups Palm Oil

1 large Onion Bulb

2 Crayfish Seasoning Cubes

1 tbsp Locust Beans (Iru)

6 Fresh Tomatoes

5 Chili Bell Peppers (Tatashe

4 Pcs Long Chili Peppers (Shombo)

4 Scotch Bonnet Peppers

3 Garlic Cloves

1 inch Root Ginger

7 Pcs Cooked Shaki

7 Pcs Cooked Cow Skin (Kpomo)