My Husband Is Igbo But I Can't Cook!

I can't cook! I am a white girl.i have two babys.my husband is an igbo and can cook very well!i love egusi soup.i want to know how to cook nigerian food.i need some easy recipes to start please help.god bless all you people!

work in iya putts resturant for a month, u might learn

go the catering sch
get a cookery book
ask ur mum to teach u
learn from ur frends or coleagues
learn from ur hubby
learn from ur sis-in law/ mum-inlaw.
learn from Food TV.
learn from the internet.
Employ a proffessional cook and learn from Him/her
learn from Nairaland food thread
Learn from Amaka1 thread on Nigerian Recipes.


My dear theres always a way out except u don't want to. above are several options u can pick from and save ur self the embarrasment

 

@Igbowife

do a search for Nigerian recipes on google and you ll get loads of what you want,  You can then decide the simple ones you d want to start with.  Ingredients allowing.

 

the best thing is to watch and learn
that'll save u from having to go to catering schools or even watching tv for how many hours just to learn.

Please why the rudeness from some of the responders on this thread? When an Igbo man marries an American, should he not have limited expectations about her ability to cook Ugwu? Please, if you have good advice give it - politely, otherwise

Yes, so let's start helping!!

Igbowife, I think you should just watch him when he's cooking. You can also go over to his(your) Igbo friend's house and watch their wives when they're cooking Nigerian food. You'll definitely learn faster that way 'cause getting the recipe and trying it alone isn't the same as watching and learning from someone 

All the best 

                             Egusi soup made easy

1.Cook your diced meat with sliced onions,salt to taste,one cube of maggi and pepper.
(You can add precooked stockfish or dried fish for the original mama Ngozi taste).

2. Add a little more water and when it comes to a rolling boil,add your ground crayfish,some palm oil,the egusi and some freshly blended tomatoes (just one or two) and cook for about 20 mins until the aroma fills the room.

3.Then add your vegetable ie  cut Spinach or turnip greens,if you have "ugu" in your backyard,that is super,Ukazi  or bitter leaf can also be used.
Ukazi is that sliced stringy one that can be mistaken for weed by immigration and customs if care's not taken and bitterleaf AKA onugbu is the dried up unattractive looking one but it does wonders with the egusi

4.Turn down the heat to medium low and let simmer for a few minutes.
(Ukazi and bitterleaf cook a little longer)


If you follow these easy steps,in nine months we shall be celebrating the birth of Chioma and Chijioke

You'll notice I gave no measurements that's because we eyeball our quantity of ingredients .
Wish you the best and tell your husband that a sister tells him,"Jisike"

Babyosisi thank u very much!how r u there?and i will great my husband for u! Bye

My dear, watch your husband keenly and you'll pick up a few tips. Besides, Don't you have any nigerian friends? there's a site you can check out but i don't hve the web address right now. I'll check it out and send it to you.
Or does anyone know the 'African Pot' website address?

my own advice is just to keep buying "mama put" for ur husband .i'm 1000% sure he 'll surely appreciate it

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup egusi seeds
1 1/2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
1/2 cup red oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 habanero peppers, seeded and minced
1 1/2 cups water
2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound fresh ugu/onugbu/ukazi, washed and chopped

DIRECTIONS
Place egusi seeds in a blender and blend for 30 to 40 seconds or until mixture is a powdery paste. Set aside.
Wash beef and cut into bite-size cubes. Season with salt. In large pot, heat oil over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Add beef for 3 to 5 minutes or until brown but not cooked through.

Place onions, and pepper in a blender and blend for about 30 seconds or until smooth. Add pepper mixture to meat, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover. Cook for 40 to 50 minutes or until meat is tender.
Add water, and shrimp and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add ugu/onugbu/ukazi and ground egusi seeds and continue to simmer 10 minutes more.


Food is Ready!    Remember to serve with pounded yam and palm wine   

Try my recipe dear,it is delicious.
Egusi can go with almost any vegetable,are you the only person not in the know?
Of course there are other recipe for Ukazi soup and onugbu but let's not delve into that.
Rather than scrutinize mine,give the girl tips on some other food that is what she asked for.

@jaybaby
yes give her your own tips rather than criticize.

if she cooks egusi with tomatoes which one be ur own.

when i was in school we used to eat fufu with egusi and okra togeda (we called it mixture) and we loved it.

remember one man's meat is another's poison.

stick to your own. chikena.

all i can say is that ders noin more important dan ur interest in learning to cook, i don't think cooking follows a particular style, we all have our diff ways of cooking one soup, whatever you do (when cooking egusi) its not advisable to put plenty tomatoes or d soup will get all sweety and soured quickly,

Good luck!!!