I MADE NIGERIAN MOST DELICIOUS & POPULAR TOMATO CHICKEN STEW !! #COOKING LUNCH AMALA + EWEDU...

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more economical.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories, while bell peppers are milder and cheaper.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is healthier, while water with seasoning is cost-effective.

Prepare ingredients including ewedu (jute leaf), tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, cayenne pepper, onions, chicken, cow skin (kpomo), kote fish (horse mackerel fish), and fried herring fish (fried shawa).

Heat red oil (palm oil) in a pot.

Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent.

Stir in blended pepper, tomatoes, and onions; cook until well combined.

Add chicken, cow skin (kpomo), and fish; season with seasoning cubes, thyme, and salt.

Incorporate tomato paste and chicken stock; mix well.

Add bay leaf and locust beans (iru / dawa dawa).

Simmer until the stew is ready to serve.

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