Eru

Wild greens cooked with waterleaf, palm oil and smoked meat.

Ingredients

• 400 g Eru leaves
• 500 g Waterleaf
• 400 g Smoked beef
• 200 g Smoked fish
• ¾ cup Red palm oil
• 3 tbsp Crayfish powder
• 1 Onion
• 2 Scotch bonnet
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Water

Method

1. Prepare the greens — Shred the eru very finely and wash the waterleaf.
2. Wilt the waterleaf — Cook the waterleaf first with a little water until it collapses, then drain — it carries the moisture for the whole dish.
3. Combine — Add the eru, smoked meat and fish and cook 20 minutes.
4. Add palm oil — Stir in the palm oil, crayfish, onion and chili and cook 15 minutes until the oil coats everything.
5. Eru is ready — Season and serve with water fufu.

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