LOCUST BEANS RICE| IRU RICE| AFRICAN FOOD| IVORIAN FOOD🇨🇮| Shalou cuisine

locust beans

🥗Healthier: miso paste

💰Cheaper: fermented soybeans

Miso provides umami flavor similar to locust beans.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier while canola is often cheaper.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños offer heat with less intensity.

protein (optional)

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: lentils

Tofu is a plant-based protein alternative, lentils are economical.

Wash lamb with half a lemon juice and add lemon to the pot.

Boil lamb with water, spices, and chopped onions until tender, about 45 minutes.

Remove lamb and keep the stock aside.

Fry the boiled lamb in the same pot until golden and set aside.

Blend onions, garlic, spring onion, and parsley with a little water.

Fry sliced onions and bay leaves in the oil used to fry lamb for 1-2 minutes.

Add the blended mix to the pot and season with beef and steak seasoning, salt, and seasoning cubes.

Add okra, garden egg, and chili to the pot, then pour in the stock and rinse the blender with some stock before adding it back.

Cook for 10-15 minutes until vegetables are cooked, then remove them from the pot.

Add washed broken rice to the pot with enough liquid just covering the rice.

Cook rice on low heat for about 30 minutes until water is mostly absorbed.

Dig a hole in the rice and add locust bean powder mixed with crayfish powder.

Cover the hole with rice, seal with foil, and cook for another 30 minutes on low heat.

After 30-35 minutes, mix the rice with the locust bean and crayfish mixture.

In another pan, fry shallots and garlic in oil, add black pepper, and mutton seasoning.

Add locust bean powder to the fried mixture, then add the fried lamb and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Add mustard and a little water, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.

Serve the rice with the lamb in the middle, decorated with garden egg and okra.

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