Bianfran Stew Recipe

This stew recipe comes from southern Nigeria (Biafra).

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Ingredients:

• 675g stewing beef, cubed
• 1.2kg small chicken pieces
• 800g tinned whole tomatoes
• 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 2 hot chilli peppers, pounded to paste
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Groundnut oil, to fry

Procedure:

• First of all steam meat (beef and chicken) in a small pot for about 5 minutes
• Heat the oil in a large pot
• Add in the meat and fry until it turns out dark brown
• Add in the onion and chilli, and fry for 2 minutes more
• Add in the remaining ingredients and cook on medium to low heat for about 30 minutes or until the beef is tender.
• If there are whole pieces of tomato still in the pot, mash them with the back of a spoon (if you don't want them that way)
• Serve hot with couscous