Chidis' Igbo Stew

Lovin my girl's Note:

I actually just made this recipe on Sunday the 15th--with my husband’s help since he is from Nigeria and this is a favorite among his family. You can use any kind of meat combinations you prefer. I used stew meat and chicken thighs.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 6 chicken thighs , on bone
• 3 lbs stewing beef
• 5 -6 medium hot house tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• ½ red pepper
• 1 -2 jalapeno
• 1 red onion
• 1 white onion
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons hot sauce (optional)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• fresh basil
• fresh cilantro
• fresh spinach
• fresh thyme

Directions:

1. Use a stew pot and boil enough water to cover all the meat, onions, vegetable oil and salt.
2. Boil until tender/almost done.
3. Meanwhile, puree together tomatoes, garlic, tomatoes paste, jalapeno, red pepper, and fresh herbs.
4. When meat is ready, drain off all but about 1 1/2 cups of broth.
5. Add in the puree mix; cover and stew for about an hour. Approximately 15 minutes before done add in fresh cut spinach.
6. Serve with your choice of rice.