The Spouse Keeper
Hey there people,
A couple of weeks ago I posted the Spouse Catcher…a recipe guaranteed to capture the attention (and the heart) of the one who makes your heart tinkle.
Today I am posting the sequel to this dish that has caused many from far and wide to shower me with all manner of compliments.
My reason for posting this recipe? Well, once you’ve captured THE Spouse, you gotta make every effort to keep him/her, no?
And so ladies and gentlemen I present…
The Spouse Keeper
½kg of Prawns (peeled and cleaned)
2 giant crabs (cleaned, and quartered)
6 firm fresh tomatoes (rinsed and quartered)
2 medium-sized white onions (sliced into large chunks)
a handful of ntong leaves (nchiawu in Igbo, efirin in Yoruba), or a combination of fresh coriander, and dill leaves – finely shredded
a cube of fresh ginger – crushed
a cube of maggi – seafood variety
2 fresh chili – finely crushed
4 tbs vegetable oil
five fresh okro (okra, gumbo) – cleaned and both ends de-tailed), one tbs vegetable oil,a knob of ginger, one garlic cloves (this line is optional).
Put a deep frying pan – or wok – on a stove, pour in the oil and let it heat. Add the onion ginger, chilli and fry for about one minute; add the tomatoes and cook for about 3 minute – do not stir the pan, just lift it up and gently shake it to prevent it from burning (this is to prevent the tomatoes from looking soggy). Add the crab, prawns, maggi cube, salt and cook for a further 4 minutes – turning it gently with a wooden spoon every now and then. Pour in the chopped ntong leaves, mix it up and take it off the stove.
Bring another pan to the fire, add the oil, ginger, garlic and fry for I minutes; pour in the okro and fry for another 2 minutes on high heat.
Scoop the seafood dish onto a serving plate and top it with the fried okro. Serve with steamed rice.
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