Macrewa is soon becoming a legend… It was coined out of its two main ingredients- macaroni and ewa (which means beans in Yoruba). This rev came as a result of Obafemi Awolowo University Awo Hostel boys who are renowned to make spaghetti with beans- “Spagewa”. The other reason I like the name is because I need a MacBook Pro like soonest…
When I first made this, I ate it in the middle of the night; my roommate joined me- that’s completely against her diet rules… but that night, it didn’t matter because it couldn’t wait!
Amazeballs! yes! yes! finally found a reason to use this word.
Here’s the simple recipe;
INGREDIENTS 2 Servings
- Beans 1 cup
- Macaroni 200g
- Onionsmedium 2
- Bell peppersgreen&red 1each
- Salt to taste
- Ginger powd 1tsp
- Garlic 1 clove
- Crayfishor prawns 100g
- Oil 1tbsp
- Black pepper 1 tbsp
Step 1
Parboil beans; then cook till soft- with salt and half of the onions, ginger, garlic and black pepper.
Cook macaroni pasta. Sieve and set aside; run under cold water to prevent the pasta from cooking further.
Step 2
Heat up oil in a pan on medium high heat, add in the remaining garlic, ginger and onions to cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the peppers and crayfish. Salt to taste.
Step 3
Add beans and macaroni to the stir-fry. Keep stirring it in for 5 minutes. Turn off cooker an allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Step 4

Best served hot.