Most times I chose to fry the tomatoes in a frying pan separately and then add it to the cooked meat in the pot.
Set your frying pan on heat.
Add 400 ml of vegetable oil. Add the sliced onions and fry for about 2 minutes to release the scent into the oil.
Then pour in the ground tomatoes/pepper and fry (stirring occasionally to avoid burning).
You have to keep stirring for the next 20-30 minute, you don’t wanna end up with burned tomato stew.
Add extra stock cube (optional), add the ground crayfish/nutmeg and allow to cook for ten minutes.
Taste for salt
If you are using vegetable, you can add it now, allow to simmer for 3 minutes are you are done with making tomato stew.