Place into a preheated oven at 350 Degrees Farenheit.
Let it stay in the oven until it gets brown. This should take about 15 minutes. It replaces the traditional method of warming the skin over flames. If your skin is meatless, it will curl up to give you that authentic Canda look. Placing it in the oven also enhances its taste as it gives it a smoky flavour.
Place the slices into a pot and put in water and bring to boil. Please put in a little water at the time and keep checking your pot because you want to have only a little water left when the meat is fully cooked.
When it starts boiling, chop part of the onions and throw in. Season with salt and chicken cubes.
Let it boil until it is really soft. Hard Canda is stressful to chew so make sure the meat is really soft- makes life so easy! By the time it is done, there should be a little stock left like in the pic below. Please note that I added water a couple of times before coming to this point. This stock is needed for the dish to be really flavourful so DON'T throw it away.
Peel garlic and ginger and put in blender with pepper and some water.
Blend into a paste.
Here is the can of crushed tomatoes from which I used a cup. If you want to make do with just fresh blended tomatoes please do so.
Heat pot, pout in oil and saute onions.
Add in tomatoes and start frying.
Fry until the tomatoes look crisp and start sticking to the pot.
Add in blended spices. Note: frying ginger and garlic in oil gives a very desirable flavour to food.
Add in Canda with its stock and stir well.
Let it simmer for about 5 minutes as you stir from time to time.
And that my friends, is the way you make the perfect Stewed Canda. If you wish, garnish with onions.
Serve it on its own as an appetizer or as a main dish with fried plantains or rice.
NOTES
You should ideally cut your Canda into bite-size pieces so one piece can be eaten at a time when picked with a toothpick. I had big pieces to let my Canda look as close as possible to the street version.
Please leave a comment here if you plan on trying this out. See you in the next post!
queenie favoured says
My best . I can eat this everyday. Too bad the canda takes a long time to boil. It's actually my weekend enjoyment dish. Though I alternate it with gizard soya. I fell in love with canda from the tender age of 8.And mom kept reminding me "Canda nodi give man no nutrients" lol. Most times its the only thing I order from home. Dry canda and am ready to go. Thanks for sharing the beautiful menu.
Precious Nkeih says
Canda no di give man nutrient but e di sweet for mop. Lol. I can live with that!
You're welcome sweetie and thank you for always stopping by.
Quin says
Lol Precious your comment is hilarious!!! Thanks for sharing.
Precious says
Haha. Thanks for stopping by!
Bongnkar YANGE says
I love your recipes and I have longed for this one thank God someone out there wanted it like me. This weekend and definitely making mine. I literally can't help myself during break at work I have to go outside and wait for "pot" the "chuck"
Thank you
Precious says
Hahaha that 'chuking' from the pot is everything. Glad I could inspire you to make yours. Please let me know how it goes. God bless.
francivonne says
Thanks for sharing. Made me feel nostalgic
Precious says
Awww happy to hear that!
Damar Alam says
Seems delicious! Its worth a try
Thanks for the recipe 🙂
We're in Indonesia, especially in java mostly cook cow skin with coconut milk or make a stir fry with tempeh, tofu, and soy sauce
Or as a snack by frying the sun dried skin
Nina Forgwe says
Just finished making my canda stew! Thanks very much for the recipe. It was easy to follow!
Precious says
Glad to hear that, Nina! Thanks so much for the feedback!
Raissa says
Ohh. Thanks a hundred. Av longed for this . I can now proudly make ma frnds hv a taste of the mouth watery stewed canda😋
Precious says
Yay! Enjoy dear.
Endah says
Very delicious!!! Thanks for the upload. Gathered more points from the in-laws today...
Precious says
So glad to hear that, Endah!
Nancy says
I am definitely trying this out...thanks for the lesson.
Precious says
You are welcome, Nancy!
Comfort says
Thank madam precious long waited for this recipe please can I use same procedure for stewed liver as well?
Precious says
Yes you can, dear.