White Rice And Stew

Yesterday was Sunday and because I was feeling pretty pumped I decided to do a bit of cooking. The final product was my Nigerian style white rice with beef and seafood stew 😋 hope you enjoy my process of preparing it as much as I enjoyed eating it 💃💃💃

𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
_Beef
_Fish
_Fresh Shrimps
_Tomato paste
_Fresh Tomato
_Fresh Pepper
_Onions
_Seasoning Cubes
_Bayleaf
_Salt
_Cooking Oil
_Thyme
_Curry Powder
_Ginger/Galic Paste
_White Rice

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞
First, I wash my beef thoroughly and place it in a cooking pot.
Added chopped onions, seasoning cube, thyme, curry powder, ginger/garlic paste, and salt to test.

With a spoon, I combine the ingredients as much as I can with the meat then let it cook.

NOTE: "𝗶 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁,𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼es not 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱 some 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.

I blended my fresh tomatoes, pepper and onions then put that on another pot on the fire and allow it to dry.
Deshell my fresh shrimps which I also steamed with a pinch of salt and water(5 minutes should do).

I washed my fish and also steamed it separately with pepper, salt, thyme, and a bit of water, and after which I deboned it, leaving it in chucks to be added to the stew later.

Next, I fried my meat then shallowly fried my steamed shrimps.

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗪
In a pot, I added my vegetable oil and allow it to heat.
Next add my chopped onions to the oil, bay leaf, and Tyme.

Gave it a few minutes and added in my tomato paste.

Now i add in the tomato, pepper, and onion mix i had dried earlier and just cover that and let it cook for a few minutes under low heat.

_ By this time the entire kitchen should be filled with the delicious aroma coming from your cooking pot 😋😋

Now i add my beef stock, salt, and seasoning to test and my curry powder.

Finally added in my fried beef, shrimps, and fish chunks. try to ensure everything is completely immersed in the straw, cover, and let that simmer till it's ready.

𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘
Measure your rice(i used per-boiled long-grain white rice)

First cold rinses your rice to remove any dirt or dust, then add water and parboil for 10-15 minutes.

Take it off the cooker and wash after which you can transfer it back to your pot, add salt to test, and water to cook.

And that's all 🤩 your delicious white rice with stew is ready to be devoured 🍽

The photo was taken with my mobile phone 👌