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    Published: Jun 8, 2015 · Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by Ajoke

    Egg Stew Recipe

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    This is another great breakfast recipe that I am sure you would love. This egg stew recipe is insanely delicious and easy to make, you would want to eat this with any meal.

    how to cook egg stew

    This egg stew recipe is everything and more, this is another one of my mother’s recipes, and we have this mostly at weekends for breakfast. It is very easy to make but can easily go wrong too.

    One of the DON’Ts of egg stew is never to add water to it and if you must do, make sure it dries out before adding the egg or else you would be eating the whole lot separately. Water, egg, the sauce will be fighting to marry themselves. You don’t want that.

    This egg stew recipe is quite easy and adaptable too. You can either choose to use spices and herbs and you can opt-out too. Some of the ingredients can be easily substituted with something else too. Remember, you are the king and queen of your kitchen. Make the experience count.

    Ingredients

    Mackerel, cleaned and gutted

    A can of chopped tomatoes, substitute with 4-6 fresh tomatoes

    1 red bell pepper (tatashe), sliced. optional

    11/2 onion, chopped

    Vegetable oil

    3 large eggs

    Cayenne pepper (ata gigun)

    Salt

    Seasoning

    Curry

    Thyme

    Parsley (optional)

    how to make egg stew

    How to make egg stew

    Add salt, seasoning, curry, thyme, chopped onions to mackerel pieces and bring to boil for 5-7 minutes. Take fish off the heat, allow to cool, remove the bones and flake into chunks.

    Place a pan on medium heat, add vegetable oil, heat for about 3 minutes and add 1 chopped onion, curry and thyme and stir fry till onion becomes translucent. Followed by chopped tomatoes and bring to boil for another 4-5 minutes. Add salt and seasoning, sliced red pepper. Stir cayenne pepper into the sauce and continue to cook till oil begins to float atop the sauce

    the process shot of making egg stew recipe

    Add flaked fish to sauce and stir gently to avoid scattering the fish further.

    Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk till well combined. (you can add salt if you want) Add whisked eggs into the fish stew making sure it is covering the whole sauce.

    Allow the egg to set before stirring, this should take about 2 minutes. Once the egg is set, stir so as to allow the uncooked part of the egg to cook. Take egg stew off the heat so as not to overcook and dry out.

    process shot of making egg stew

    Serve with side of choice. This kind of egg stew is very popular with boiled yam, Agege bread and rice.

    Don't forget to tag @myactivekitchen on Instagram and Facebook if you recreate some of our recipes or this yummy egg stew recipe. Enjoy xxx

    how to cook nigerian egg stew
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    Egg Stew Recipe

    This is another great breakfast recipe that I am sure you would love. This egg stew recipe is insanely delicious and easy to make, you would want to eat this with any meal.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time25 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Nigerian
    Keyword: egg stew, Egg stew recipe
    Servings: 4
    Author: Ajoke| My Active Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 1 big mackerel cleaned, gutted and cut to steak
    • 1 chopped tomatoes, substitute with 4-6 fresh tomatoes
    • red bell peppe sliced. optional
    • 11/2 onion chopped
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 3 large eggs
    • cayenne pepper use according to preference
    • salt to taste
    • Bullion cube I used Knorr cube
    • 1 tsp Curry
    • 1 tsp Thyme
    • 1 tsp parsley optional

    Instructions

    • Add salt, seasoning, curry, thyme, half of the chopped onions to mackerel steak and bring to boil for 5-7 minutes. Take fish off the heat, allow to cool, remove the bones and flake into chunks.
    • Place a pan on medium heat, add vegetable oil, heat for about 3 minutes and add the rest of the chopped onion, curry and thyme and stir fry till onion become translucent. 
      Follow by chopped tomatoes and bring to boil for another 4-5 minutes. Add salt and seasoning, sliced red pepper. Stir cayenne pepper into the sauce and continue to cook till oil begins to float atop the sauce. (This should take about 5 to 10 minutes)
    • Add flaked fish to sauce and stir gently to avoid scattering the fish further.
    • Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk till well combined. (you can add salt if you want) Add whisked eggs into the fish stew making sure it is covering the whole sauce. Allow egg to set before stirring, this should take about 2 minutes. Once the egg is set, stir so as to allow the uncooked part of the egg to cook. Take egg stew off heat so as not to overcook and dry out.
    • Serve with side of choice. This kind of egg stew is very popular with boiled yam, Agege bread and rice.

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    Comments

    1. Gift says

      March 26, 2022 at 5:11 pm

      It fantastic i can now do egg stew for my husband

      Reply
    2. Hade says

      August 19, 2015 at 12:03 am

      yum yum

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        August 21, 2015 at 10:24 pm

        Thanks Hade

        Reply
    3. Bunmi says

      August 19, 2015 at 12:02 am

      This is going to be my breakfast this weekend, can't wait!

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        August 21, 2015 at 10:24 pm

        Thanks Bunmi and kindly let me know how you get on.

        Reply

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