The Efo riro (Stirred vegetable) is a delicious mix of vegetable and all sorts of proteins (meat, fish etc) and it’s something anyone that has had a taste of it definitely enjoys.
To prepare this delicacy you can use either the Efo shoko ( celosia argentea/Lagos spinach ) which is wildly used or the Efo Tete which we at the south eastern part refer to as “Green”( Callaloo or African Spinach ) which I prefer.
Here’s what you need:
- 3 bunches of chopped fresh spinach (Efo tete) or
- 3 packs of defrosted chopped frozen spinach (9oz packs)
- Parboiled meat (Goat meat or beef, Pomo, shaki) etc.
- 1 cup of palm oil
- 1 thinly sliced medium onion bulb
- 2 tablespoons whole locust beans (Iru)
- roughly grounded tomato and pepper paste or pure pepper paste.
- 2 cups shredded fish (smoked Catfish preferably)
- 2 Tablespoon blended crayfish
- ½ cup red prawns (Optional)
- Salt to taste
- 2-4 Bullion Cubes
See how to prepare it below
It can be served with Amala, Wheat, Semo, Rice, Beans or Boiled Yam.