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Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)

Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice) — a rice recipe, 11 ingredients.

Serves 4 · Rice

contains dairycontains fish

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Ingredients

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  • 3 milk cups of rice
  • 2 cooking spoons palm oil
  • 2 tbsp locust beans
  • 2 tbsp dried ground crayfish
  • Dried catfish, or any other dried fish, soaked in hot salted water until soft, then shredded
  • Pepper powder, to taste
  • Chopped onion, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 sachet (50 g) tomato paste
  • Carrots, washed and chopped, to taste
  • Peas, washed and parboiled if necessary, to taste
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 3 milk cups of rice → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Wash the rice and parboil for about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. Heat the palm oil in a large, clean pot until the oil changes color.
  3. Add the locust beans, onions, tomato paste, dry pepper, and a little water. Fry until the odour of the sauce changes and becomes more fragrant.
  4. Simmer over medium heat for about 25 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and everything is cooked.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0