Egg Stew Recipe, How to Make Egg Stew for Boiled Yam/Rice (Egg Sauce)

Egg stew is the best and simplest sauce for boiled yam or rice, it is prepared with eggs, diced tomatoes, peppers and onion and very easy to fix for breakfast. This stew is very easy to prepare and gives room for addition of other spices like herbs and vegetables or even fish. Instead of using fresh tomatoes, you can as well use canned tomatoes, it taste good with it. See here how to make egg sauce with some vegetables.

What you need to know when making egg stew is that you don’t add water to it, otherwise your egg stew will turn out mushy and unappealing to the eye. If your tomato has water in it, it is best you fry it a little bit longer for the water to reduce before adding in the whisked egg.Feel free to add fish or some minced meat in your egg stew. Watch the video also to the see the simple steps involved.

However, egg stew can be served at lunch and dinner as well. Here is simple egg stew recipe for you, watch the video and see how to make egg stew the simplest way.

This egg stew also complements fried plantain, yam chips and potatoes; you might as well love to pair yours with plain boiled rice.

Ingredients for egg stew
3 large eggs, whisked
4 large tomatoes, diced
1 small onion, chopped
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon thyme
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 stock cube
2 scotch bonnets, chopped or dry pepper
cup of cooking oil
A pinch of salt

Ingredients for egg stew

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Steps on How to MakeEgg Stew

Rinse and dice fresh tomatoes nicely into cubes. Chop onions, peppers nicely and set aside in different bowls.
Place a pan on heat, add -cup of peanut oil to it and let it get hot for few minutes.
Add the onions and minced garlic to it, fry while stirring until fragrant.
Add the diced tomatoes, pepper to the oil and cook for 5 minutes until they are soft.
Season the stew with 1 stock cube, curry, thyme, salt and stir to incorporate. Cook until the oil floats at the top.
Break eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt and whisk for few seconds, spread the beaten egg circularly over the stew and leave it to set for 2 minutes without stirring. Gently break the egg into chunks with a slotted spoon after it has becomes solidified and scrape the pan. Off the heat and let the residual heat cook the remaining.
Egg stew is best served with boil yam or plain boiled rice. Enjoy!

Easy Step to Make Egg Stew with Pictures

1. Rinse and dice fresh tomatoes nicely into cubes. Chop onions, peppers nicely and set aside in different bowls.

2. Place a pan on heat, add -cup of peanut oil to it and let it get hot for few minutes.

Cook the tomatoes in the oil until the water dries up

3. Add the onions and minced garlic to it, fry while stirring until fragrant.

4. Add the diced tomatoes, pepper to the oil and cook for 5 minutes until they are soft.

The tomato should be soft like this once it’s properly fried

5. Season the stew with 1 stock cube, curry, thyme, salt and stir to incorporate. Cook until the oil floats at the top.

Whisk the eggs for the stew

6. Break eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt and whisk for few seconds, spread the beaten egg circularly over the stew and leave it to set for 2 minutes without stirring. Gently break the egg into chunks with a slotted spoon after it has become solidified and scrape the pan. Off the heat and let the residual heat cook the remaining.