Dunni Obata's tomato-less stew Plate of beef stew made with tatashe (bell peppers) Image DOONEY»S KITCHEN Image Bell peppers are often used as a good alternative to tomatoes in stew Ingredients: Tatshe (red bell peppers); shombo pepper (long red chilli) use half or all; a few ata rodo (scotch bonnet or habanera pepper)-- the bigger ones are not as hot as the small; ginger; three or four fairly large onions; half an iru (
fermented locust bean)-- if you like iru for fuller flavour use all and garlic is good alternative if you don't like iru; vegetable oil; ike eran (hump of the cow); palm oil (optional but good to use if the stew is too hot.
I made this stew with spinach, kale (optional), tomato paste, red bell pepper (tatashe), onion,
fermented locust bean (Iru), crayfish, onion, ginger, and a host of others.