Nigerian Mixed Vegetable Sauce (white sauce)

 As we enter into the celebration season, this is a great opportunity to make some mouthwatering dishes fill with a lot of nutrients and vitamin for the whole family

It’s a simple vegetable sauce which can be easily prepared if you have excess vegetables from your Nigerian salad or shawarma. This vegetable sauce is surely a healthier and richer alternative to the

everyday tomato based beef or chicken stew.

So, if you are looking for a new way to spice up how you prepare sauce this is what you need. And you don’t need too much leftover veggies to prepare this sweet mixed vegetable sauce.

Ingredients:

·        500g boneless chicken breast or chicken drumsticks

·        4 Fresh plum tomatoes

·        6 Medium carrots

·        1 Onion bulb

·        1 spring onion (optional)

·        1 Cabbage

·        3 medium size Irish potatoes

·        1 Green bell pepper

·        1 Tablespoonful thyme and curry

·        2 Stock cubes

·        1 Cooking spoon of vegetable oil (optional because the chicken has natural oil)

·        Salt to taste

Preparation:

First wash and cut all the vegetables.

Scrape the carrots and cut into smaller pieces and chop the spring onions.

Cut the plum tomatoes and the bell pepper into small pieces.

Cut the cabbage into tiny pieces. Then set all aside

Wash and peel the potatoes, rinse and cut into tiny pieces like cubes. Set aside.

Cooking Directions:

Wash and cut the chicken into pieces. Place in a pot, add thyme, curry, chopped onions, one stock cube and salt.

Cook until the chicken is done. You might need to add water if the water dries up before the chicken is tender. Then transfer unto a plate.

If you are using a chicken part with bones, separate the meat from the bones. And set the meat aside for later use.

 If you'll rather not separate the meat, no problem! simply set aside on a plate, until needed.

Pour the chicken stock into another pot (watch out for the chicken bones at the bottom) (you can pass the chicken stock through a sieve, to keep the tiny broken bones from entering the pot.)

Add the vegetable oil, spring onions (If using), cabbage, chopped tomatoes, potatoes and one stock cube. Cover and cook for about 10-15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, you'll notice that the cabbage is tender and the sauce is thicker due to the softened potatoes;

 Then add the carrots, green bell pepper and the chicken. Add salt to taste and Leave to simmer for 5 minutes and the Mixed vegetable sauce is ready to be served.

   This delicious sauce can be served alone as a meal for weight watchers, or with boiled rice, boiled yams, potatoes or plantains. Enjoy!

Source: Nigerian Food Tv