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Efo Riro

Name: Efo Riro
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 400g Spinach (or greens); 4 tbsp Palm oil; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 Red Chili Pepper; 30g Dried shrimp; To taste Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Leafy greens stewed with palm oil and chili — a signature vegetable dish of the Yoruba of southwest Nigeria.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Efo riro is a stew of leafy greens from the Yoruba of southwest Nigeria; 'efo' means leafy vegetable and 'riro' means 'stirred.' Palm oil, dried shrimp, and chili give it richness and heat, and lots of greens make it nourishing. It's eaten every day with pounded yam or rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Lagos home, bright green efo riro comes to the table with pounded yam.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Spinach (or greens) 400g
Palm oil 4 tbsp
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Red Chili Pepper 2
Dried shrimp 30g
Salt To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat palm oil and sauté the onion and tomato.
Add the chili and dried shrimp and keep cooking.
Add a little water and simmer about 5 minutes to make the sauce.
Add the washed, chopped greens.
Simmer until the greens wilt and season with salt.

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