GEENA FOODIES AND SPICE - MAKING BUKA STEW

Making Buka stew can be very easy once you have the right ingredients.

The term Buka is derived from the roadside food sellers who usually have all class of people sitting in their food shacks, most times with plate in hand to buy their food.

Food at these Buka's are relatively affordable than fancy restaurants and many people prefer the food cooked by these sweaty women in their smokey roadside shops dishing out their favorite delicacies.

The Buka stew is usually cooked with:

Tomatoes

Pepper

Bell pepper (tatashe)

Bleached palm oil

Onions

Salt

Seasoning

Iru (locust beans)

Assorted parts of meat.

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First boil the meat till soft  then bleach palm oil in a pot, add chopped onions into it to caramelize.

Add iru and fry

Pour blended tomatoes, onions, pepper and tatashe into oil and fry to eliminates sour taste and till reduced.

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Pour the meat and meatstock then season to taste. Simmer for about 7 to 10minutes and it is ready.

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The Buka stew pairs well with steamed okro to eat ball food eg fufu and semo.

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Making the steamed okro just requires grating or chopping okro to desired shape or size. Season and cook in an appropriate amount of water (water slightly 1 inch above okro) for 5 to 7 minutes then you serve alongside stew

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For more of this recipe and more  visit www.youtube.com/user/ginaehikodi

Also follow @geenafoodiesandspice for more updates.

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Making Buka stew can be very easy once you have the right ingredients. The term Buka is derived from the roadside food sellers who usually have all class of people sitting in their food shacks, most times with plate in hand to buy their food. Food at these Buka's are relatively affordable than fancy restaurants and many people prefer the food cooked by these sweaty women in their smokey roadside shops dishing out their favourite delicacies. . The Buka stew is usually cooked with: . Tomatoes Pepper Bell pepper (tatashe) Bleached palm oil Onions Salt Seasoning Iru (locust beans) Assorted parts of meat. . First boil the meat till soft then bleach palm oil in a pot, add chopped onions into it to caramelize. Add iru and fry Pour blended tomatoes, onions, pepper and tatashe into oil and fry to eliminates sour taste and till reduced. . Pour the meat and meatstock then season to taste. Simmer for about 7 to 10minutes and it is ready. . The Buka stew pairs well with steamed okro to eat ball food eg fufu and semo. . Making the steamed okro just requires grating or chopping okro to desired shape or size. Season and cook in appropriate amount of water (water slightly 1 inch above okro) for 5 to 7 minutes then you serve alongside stew . For more of this recipe and more visit www.youtube.com/user/ginaehikodi Also follow @geenafoodiesandspice for more updates.

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