RECIPE: TOMATO STEW

- 1.5kg Fresh Tomatoes or tinned tomato pure

- 1 litre Vegetable Oil

- 2 OR 3 medium bulbs Onions

- 3 Habanero Pepper (atarodo) (optional)

- 1 stock cube

- Salt to taste

Cooking directions fortomato Stew

* Open the Canned  or sachet tomato paste, scoop content into a bowl and dilute with a little water.Set aside.

* Blend the tomatoes, pepper and onions and set aside

* Pour the blended tomatoes into a pot and let it boil until the consistency is thicker and  the excess water is dried up.

* Now, heat up the vegetable oil, add some onions. Add the dried tomatoes and tomato puree and fry for about 25 minutes or until the tomato looses it's sour taste. Stir constantly to prevent burning at the bottom.

*Next, stock cube and salt to taste. Cover and leave to simmer for 5 minutes and  your

Tomato Stew is ready

***As for the excess oil, let the stew cools down a bit and then scoop out the excess oil,pour into a bottle and preserve in the fridge. This oil, can be used for  stew, soups,yam recipes and beans recipes.

 Serve with warm white rice and or yam

The Tomato Stew  is  alsoused for cooking Nigerian Jollof Rice, Nigerian Coconut Rice and other delicious Food recipes.

                        ……………………………………….Enjoy!