
Pasta & rice
Ofada rice (local rice in ayu-ayu sauce)
Ofada rice is a local, unpolished variety of short-grain, fragrant rice grown in Ogun State. It is traditionally served with a green sauce made from peppers and afitin, very spicy and creamy.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Rinse the ofada rice in clear water until the water is almost clear, then soak it for 15 minutes.
- Cook the meat with half an onion, the stock cube and water until tender (about 35 minutes).
- Blend the chillies, peppers and the second onion into a smooth purée.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the purée and fry for 10 minutes over medium heat until it reduces and darkens.
- Add the afitin dissolved in a little hot water, then the pieces of meat and their stock, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and seasoning, then cook the drained rice in 1 litre of boiling salted water for 25 minutes with a lid on.
- Serve the hot rice with the piping-hot ayu-ayu sauce, topped with a few hard-boiled eggs if you like.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with mushrooms or cooked dried beans, and use a vegetable stock.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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