Build the stew base

• Heat the palm oil in a pot and sauté the onions
• Add the tomato paste and the pepper mix
• Cook until the base is sweet and well fried, like a jollof base

Add the fish and seasoning

• Add the stockfish, the smoked fish and the spices
• Taste and adjust the seasoning

Cook the egusi

• Add the ground egusi melon seeds to the base without adding water
• Cover the pot and let it cook to perfection, stirring so it does not turn lumpy

Add the protein

• Add the turkey (or any protein of choice)
• Stir and let it simmer so the flavours come together

Add the vegetables

• Stir in the ugu leaves or any vegetable you have
• Cook briefly until the leaves are wilted, then serve