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Nigerian Pepper Water Stew Recipe

Pepper water stew is a combination of hot and delicious chili peppers, onions and two different kinds of meat. There is not much to making pepper water stew, this is why the recipe is popular inside and outside of Nigeria.
Simple Nigerian Pepper Water Stew Recipe
Nigerian Pepper Water Stew is hot but there is nothing to stop you from adjusting the heat to suit your taste. Nigerian food is delicious with recipes full of flavor and spice lovingly prepared by Nigerian families for generations.

Simple Nigerian Pepper Water Stew Recipe

Ingredients

3 pounds of dark meat chicken
1 pound veal cut into small chunks
6 cups of water
2 chopped onions
3 large diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 stalk celery chopped
1 large tomato diced
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 hot pepper sliced
Juice of one lemon

Directions

In a large pot add all ingredients. Simmer together slowly until the veal is tender 1 hour. Serve with rice.

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