Nigerian Garden Egg SAUCE aka Eggplant Sauce aka AUBERGINE Sauce - Chinwe Uzoma Kitchen

garden eggs

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: regular eggplant

Zucchini offers a similar texture and flavor while being lower in calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while canola oil is often less expensive.

crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish sauce

Dried shrimp adds umami with fewer allergens, while fish sauce is a budget-friendly alternative.

bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is more widely available and retains nutritional value.

Blend the pepper mix (bell peppers, tomatoes, scotch bonnet) and add to a pot to cook down until the texture is rough.

Scrape off the skin of the garden egg (eggplant), cut it into pieces, add a little water, and allow it to cook until there is no water left.

Heat palm oil in a pot.

Add chopped onions (a combination of white and pepper onions) to the heated oil and fry for a while.

Mash the cooked eggplant using water or a spoon and set aside.

Add ground crayfish to the frying onions and allow to fry for 2 minutes.

Add the cooked pepper mix to the pot with the onions and crayfish.

Add seasoning cubes and salt, mix to combine, and allow to fry.

Incorporate the mashed eggplant and grilled mackerel fish into the mixture.

Add the remaining ground crayfish, mix to combine, and allow to simmer on low heat for 3-5 minutes.

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