Garden Egg Sauce with Yam & Boiled Plantain
Nigerian Garden Egg Sauce recipe
I don’t think there is a better pairing to freshly boiled yam than garden egg sauce (Okay, maybe actual fried eggs sauce), anyways, here is my take on Garden egg sauce. The recipe varies across households. For those outside Nigeria, you will find garden eggs in your local ethnic grocery stores (Asian store mostly), Aubergines also serve as a great substitute for garden eggs.
Ingredients:
- 6-8 large garden eggs (any variety/shape will do)
- 2 tablespoons Groundnut oil or Palm oil
- 1/2 of a medium onion (Thinly Sliced)
- 2 large tatashe (Bell pepper), 2 hot peppers (Rodo) and 1 medium onion – (Rough Blended)
- Flaked Fish ( I used Mackerel- Boiled and De-boned )
- 1 Tablespoon blended crayfish
- Maggi & Salt – To Taste
Directions:
- Boil the garden eggs for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Peel the garden eggs skin by gently pulling on the thin white coating (cut and remove the seeds in the center if you prefer). Roughly chop up the peeled garden eggs or lightly crush them.
- Set a pot on medium heat, add in the oil. Wait 2 minutes then add in the onions. fry the onions until translucent
- Add in all the other ingredients except the fish. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes
- Add the crushed garden eggs and fish into the sauce, combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve with boiled yam. Enjoy!!
How many calories is in it?
This recipe is a slow death sentence because of Maggi. So what’s the problem?
Maggi cubes are high in not only sodium—similar products average about 1,000mg per cube or half cube —but also hydrogenated oils and monosodium glutamate, or MSG. Excessive sodium, of course, is linked to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and kidney disease. Hydrogenated oils (think margarine) are once-healthy oils processed into poisonous trans fatty acids, which have been shown to increase LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol, and decrease HDL, or “good,” cholesterol. And while the jury is still out on MSG—it is “generally recognized as safe” by the FDA in the U.S., and only a relatively small number of people react to it negatively (headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc.)—it’s likely not the sort of thing you want to be in the habit of knowingly eating multiple times a day, every day.
Why not use some traditional condiments like ogeri or sounbareh?
Just made this using eggplant instead of garden egg and it tastes divine. Super proud of myself! Feeling like a badass cook. Enjoying it with boiled yam. Thanks for the recipe.
Preparing it this moment, will see how it goes. My first ever :)
Thanks for this, I’ve been craving to eat garden egg sauce since but I decided to try it today. I didn’t even check your site before cooking it, I was just seeking opinion of different people. I didn’t even parabolic the garden egg neither did I peel off the back but it’s very cool. Thanks for the direction you’re giving us. The next sauce to cook now is Ayamase sauce. Thank you
I love ths recipe! My mum always made it for us while i was growing up in Nigeria. I’m in Canada now and i’ve been craving this meal but i’m not sure what specie of garden egg to use.
You have made my day with this recipe. I am going to really relish it with my wife and kids. Thanks.
Hi dear, thanks for this recipe, I tried it last night and it came out very tasteful, the first time I ate it was so bitter but I’m guessing it’s from who prepared it. I just made it for the first time myself and I added fresh tomatoes to the pepper, it was nice. Just dat I had issues with Pilling of the white shin after boiling the garden egg, I couldn’t pill it off, so I had to choice than to dice it like dat. I would need. Help on that please. Thanks for am learning great new recipes on this your site. Please reply.
awesome! I will think up some tricks to peeling.
Thanks for this information, am sure my husband will love this
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for the directions on how to make the garden egg sauce,God bless you
Just tried this…absolutely tasty with boiled yam.
Bye bye too fried eggs.
Good day , am new on here and I want to try this sauce but I HATE garden eggs! I don’t even eat them but the review I hear about it is nice , my question is does it taste different with the sauce
It does taste very different. you should give it a try, maybe make a very small amount to start with.
Nice one 9jafoodie. I’ve been lurking around. Finally decided to comment today. Will try the garden egg sauce. I love the presentation of your yam and plantain. Please what can i use to get mine to look like that? Thanks
Do let us know how it turns out. I used a cookie cutter for the shape.
Nice. I’ll try this tomorrow. Thanks
Sweet! do let us know how it turns out.
God bless you. I was looking for an easy garden egg sauce recipe. This fit the bill, and I prepared it, mistakenly adding tomatoes to the pepper blend. It was so fragrant and delicious! I ate it with boiled plantain in the evening and with boiled yam the next morning, and I dare say it was better the 2nd day. Thank you!
That’s awesome!
I love this recipe. It reminds me of bitter garden n hot pepper sauce. I’ll try this as soon as i can. No more boring yam/plantain/potatoe sauce. Am glad!
Comment… yea, am gonna try it out! Hope it turns out well sha.
The best sauce ever for yam, plantain, cocoyam and potatoes
Wow! This sounds interesting. I’ll definitely try it. Thanks.
Never tried this, but will do this month … kitchen experiments to resume soon!
let me know how it turns out
Dats my mum’s best,I ate it over 15yrs ago.will definitely try it again.rip mum
May your mum continue to rest in peace dear
In the method my mother taught me we use. Palm oil rather than vegetable oil. It really tastes great. Also I don’t remove the skins. Instead I pulse the boiled garden egg in a food processor which breaks up the skins.
Is there another name for garden eggs in the US would love to try this out.
Egg plant or Aubergines
I am going 2 try it now
let us know how it turns out.
i will try dis at home.
Av neva tryd such a recipe b4 bt nw am definitely gona gv it a trial
let us know how it turns out
Pls i’ve Only seen aubergines in my area. Can i substitute it for garden eggs?
Hi! I will not advice that you do, texturally aubergines will not work in this recipe.
I make a version of this sauce all the time, but I use aubergines! Similar method to above, except that I do not boil or peel the aubergines beforehand. I dice them and add them to the sauce once it’s cooked, and then I leave on a low heat for another fifteen minutes or so. I also add flaked smoked mackerel to it, very yummy.
very very smart!!! I will try it with aubergines…. do you use the green or purple?
I just finished eating a dish of yam and this garden egg sauce……totally delicious!!! This is my first time cooking this sauce and it came out fine. Never knew it could bring out such delicious taste; the garden egg actually tastes sweet!!! I will no longer disrespect garden eggs!!!
I am glad you enjoyed it!
hmmm nice,i use these recipe alot. Another way to it would be for those who prefer it pepperish and veg oil. Especially if u are on diet.
Slice onions,dice garden eggs,blend pepper (rodo) not smooth or with a small mortar and pistol. Put veg oil ( i use olive oil ) get it hot,put onions in saute and then add pepper saute. Then add ingredients like ground crayfish,smoked fish, ground chilli depending on how hot i want it.then a litte curry optional. Salt to taste. Fry together till well mixed the add diced graden eggs (you get to keep all the nutrients that is mostly lost wit boiling ). Then u cover allow to simmer. Stir together put on medium heat. Continue until garden egg is translucent.adjust taste if needed. Check dependin on how well cooked you want it. Hope you enjoY.
Yum!! thanks for the addition.
I love this Miss 9jaFoodie. . .
If I may ask, are there copyrights on your recipes? i.e can any other person reproduce it for documentation somewhere else?
Hi Josh!! yes, all recipes are under reserved rights.
tried this recipe and i’m absolutely in love with it, i will recommend this for everyone to try. the only problem was i cooked the garden egg for too long so the skin was difficult to peel. thanks a lot 9jafoodie
Yeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!! I am super happy the recipe worked for you.
Do I necessary have to peel the skin off? Or will it turn out.. Not so good if I don’t?
The skin is a bit “Rubbery”, you don’t necessarily have to peel it but make sure you chop the eggs thinly.
garden egg (egg plant) is a vegetable… very tasty sauce, i have even had it with bread X_X going to make it this weekend :D
Yeiii!! let us know how it turns out.
Is their a particular variety of garden egg that can be use to prepare the sauce. I mean the white or green one
No, both works just fine. I am however accustomed to using the green as the white variety is a little sweeter.
I just made it n it came out so nice! I think I’ll make it more often now….. Thanks alot, u’ve been really helpful!
yEIII!!! that is good to hear…
Ve heard about dis sauce but neva tried it.now am going to.can you use it as a sauce for white or brown rice? Wil it be nice? Tanks
I have never thought of mixing it with rice, it sure will be yum.
Yummy! Will take this meal any day and at anytime!
A video would really be helpful. This looks delicious, will definitely give it a try.
Thanks Kike… we will look into video options.
i like it
Now I am a going to sound strange but what is garden eggs? I have to confess I was looking for the typical eggs. Please don’t laugh but am clueless. Perhaps i know them as something else?
Hope you are well and enjoying life.
Take care…
Rhapsody
Here is a quick read…. I am not certain if they are a fruit or a vegetable though http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/health/artikel.php?ID=174367
wow never knew about this
Imma be trying it out
yei!! do let me know how it turns out.
i have neva tried garden egg stew but i will def. try this recipe. unfortunately i dont have yam but i’m sure potato will do just fine…
Potatoes will do just fine :)
When i first heard of this sauce,i felt i wasn’t going to like it until i actually tasted it with yam.It was tassssssssssssssty!
YEII!! hi dear.
I love garden egg stew with boiled ripe plantains and snails
mmm
This your picture sha..Too good
xxx
You just inspired my next meal. Thanks!!
I love garden egg stew and the pix above makes me hungry already!!!
nothing beats eating this with egg,yumm
indeed… thanks Lorlah.
That was the point… lol.
Hmmm, i just finish eating the delicious african dish with coco yam with my wife now it is really African garden egg is medicinal and rich ,
yummm