Nigerian Egg Stew

Name: Nigerian Egg Stew
Total time: 7 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp palm oil; 1 tsp ground chile pepper; ½ medium onion, chopped; 1 Maggi cube, crushed; Salt, to taste; 2 eggs

Nigerian egg stew is a flavorful dish made by cooking beaten eggs with chile pepper and onion in palm oil.

7 min

Ingredients

2 tbsp palm oil
1 tsp ground chile pepper
½ medium onion, chopped
1 Maggi cube, crushed
Salt, to taste
2 eggs

Steps

Heat palm oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Add the chile pepper, chopped onion, crushed Maggi cube, and salt. Stir and cook for 2–3 minutes.
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Pour into the pan and stir gently to scramble.
Cook for another 2–3 minutes, or until eggs are fully set but still moist.
Serve with boiled yam, cocoyam, or potatoes.

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Adapted from “Nigerian Egg Stew” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.