Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Longest time
It's been quite some time buddy. I had to go on compulsory holiday, but now am back. Thanks for being there.
Grace
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Moyin-Moyin
Ingredient | Handy measure |
Cowpea | 2 cups |
Onion | 1 big size |
Fresh red pepper | 5 medium size/ to taste |
Tatase | 2 medium size |
Palm/vegetable oil | 4 dessert spoon |
Chunky ingredients ( e. g. fish, corn beef, boiled egg, fresh crayfish, chopped liver, chopped ham e.t.c.) | As desired |
Salt | to taste |
- Hulled the cowpea
- Add onion, red pepper and tatase
- Make the mixture into paste
- Warm the oil and stir in
- Add hot water slowly till mixture coats the back of the spoon
- Fold in one or more of the chunky ingredients
- Wrap in leaves, cooking cellophanes or put in small baking tins about ¾ full
- Cook in steamer for about 55mins.
It can be served with ogi, eko, rice, soaked gaari and salad
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Cowpea Stew - Gbegiri
Ingredients | Handy Measure |
Cowpea | 2 cups |
Dry ground pepper (red) | 1 tsp |
Ground onion | 1 small |
Dry crayfish | 1 tsp |
Salt | To taste |
Water | ⅔ of a liter |
- Hulled the cowpea as earlier explained.
- Add potash and bring to boil in water.
- Turn the heat down and cook till very soft.
- Sieve or mash the beans with spoon or cooking broom (ijabe).
- Add pepper, onion, dry crayfish and salt and cook for 20 minutes.
- Stir frequently to prevent scorching.
It is best eaten with amala, tuwo and eko
Friday, June 27, 2008
Cooked beans (Èwà)
- Pick impurities out from the beans
- Place in a large pot and add;
- water to double the volume of the beans
- tomatoes and/or pepper paste to taste
- sliced onions for flavour
- any of the mentioned species (dry) can also be added
- You can also add meat or fish.
- Cook until the beans are soft enough to eat.
- Then season with salt to get the exact taste that you want.
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