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aktolly54:
Op next time you are boiling meat ,don't put plenty water at first. Reduce the light and let the meat boil on medium heat till it boils for few minutes and generate water itself then you add water later

You comment is noted but I will also suggest that you try this method of boiling the meat. Maybe the taste will come out just the same, if not better.

The point I am trying to make is that there is always room for learning and improvement in the kitchen. Change is constant

pocohantas:
We have a Food Section, just like we have Romance, Travel and Politics. It is good that the Food section is now getting traffic and publicity.

@Ama, I would go for the second.

@pocohantas, very good choice!

AZControversial:
Method 1

Nice one, method 1 appears to be winning this contest.

lilvicky68:
I like that you use vegetable Ugu.. I think it's the best combination though okazi is nice sha

Yes, Ugu is very nice especially when combined with uziza leaves. I also use ukazi and bitter leaf sometimes

lilvicky68:
I used to prefer the frying method but not with tomatoes and neglect the soaking method until I tasted it and found that it's same thing so far as the taste is nice..

But I like frying mine when cooking egusi soup

That's nice, good choice. The bottom line is to have a delicious soup

lilvicky68:
The two methods are okay but the taste matters.

Nice one

Thanks!
Indeed the taste matters the most but some persons may prefer one soup over the other due to it's appearance or texture.

In this respect, would you still prefer both?

chibu4u2:
Yummy!!!.
Once did the tomoto frying method back then in uni and my guys were laughing me for cooking egusi soup with tomoto, sounded funny at the time though. lol.
Wish this post had come earlier on then would have been nice.
Anyway lovely meal to behold.

Thanks very much. Better late than never, now your recipe has been confirmed.

gloryhomemaker:
Egusi soup a delight anytime, you cook so well dear.

Thank you sis. I just dey follow your footsteps o

Mvena:
Oh yes! I’m here oo
You sha want to kill me but I dey strong o
This is so nice

Mvenaaaaaa.....I sight you and your meme ..

Thanks and keep being strong because we need you in this street.

[quote author= post=114409591]OhLaLacious .
We can perceive the delicious aroma through our phone.
Now Ms Ama19 is making us to reason some garri/eba/egusi this beautiful Monday for brunch.

Your delivery/presentation is so neat,
Your pictures so clear.
Your food so delicious (yes, we know it is)
Voice sonorous,
Smile lovely.

Normally u be wife mate........
God bless your boo for you.

Keep it up sis.[/quote] Thanks very much , your encouraging words motivate me to do better.

VeryWickedMan:
All other foods revolve around those 4.
You go cook ogbono soup + fried eggs very soon. Just wait.

Lol, all na recipe o. Important thing be say make the recipe make sense and make the food sweet

Ok, now I get your point, agreed that most naija foods revolve around these four foods but there is a large variety of recipes to prepare from them.

VeryWickedMan:
Rice
Beans
Yam
Swallow

That's all your country has.
Very soon you will start baking bread and pizza in this section. I dey wait...

Lol, are these the only naija foods that you know?

Mariangeles:
Verywickedman, you don run land here with your nonsense?

@ama19, well done.
I'll be sure to watch it.

Thanks Mariangeles, I believe you!!

VeryWickedMan:
Patiently waiting for when these female food section competitors run out of Naija recipes

Naija is such a big and beautiful country with hundreds of mouthwatering dishes. I think you may wait a long time o

Pictures for Method 2 (Soaking Method) below.

I have a total of 6 recipes to share with you, these are just the first 2, so stay tuned!

Hi Nairalanders!
Egusi soup is arguably the most popular soup in Nigeria and I have made it using 2 distinct methods : the tomatoes frying method and the soaking method. Please see below for details of how I prepared each type and let me know which method that you prefer

Method 1 : Tomatoes frying Method


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQo0fP-FwtA

INGREDIENTS
Egusi 3 cups (grinded to powder)
Beef
Stockfish
Smoked fish
Crayfish
Kpomo (cow skin)
blended Fresh tomatoes and pepper
Vegetable (ugu leaves)
Red oil
Seasoning cubes and salt
Water

Method 2 : Soaking Method


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtlGb3WDtMo

INGREDIENTS
Egusi 3 cups (grinded to powder)
Goat meat
Stockfish
Dried fish
Crayfish
Kpomo (cow skin)
Uziza leaves
Vegetable (ugu leaves)
Red oil
Seasoning Cubes and salt
Water

Mariangeles:
Mvena, you and your memes no go kill me with laugh.

@ama19, well done.
I'll make mine with mackerel(Titus).

Thanks @Mariangeles. You will definitely enjoy it.

@Mvena, Honestly eh, your memes are so dope so tey I come dey wonder if "M" for your moniker stands for Memes! Nice one

gloryhomemaker:
Cooking beautifully done. Please can you send across the water melon and pineapples

Thanks! No worries, please wait a few minutes, e dey road dey come

Mvena:
I go try am this new week trust me

I believe you!

gloryhomemaker:
Nice job.

Many thanks! Still thinking of that your ogbono soup o

Acidbath:
Ok, thanks.

I have watched videos of party stews, jollof and fried rice. White paper and black pepper keeps being mentioned....even smoked paprika.

I need to have these 3 ingredients.

You're welcome!

ideaz:
Beautiful balanced diet.

Thank you

brandsoncharlie:
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Well, I like your cook.

Thanks very much

SamJed:
looks yummy...sorry from your video you look quite familiar...please did you attend MaryGold Schools in Portharcourt way back in your primary school education?

Thanks. No please, I didn't attend the school perhaps you saw my doppelganger

Lonewolf2010:
This meal is not conducive for an ulcer patient.Nice meal but if you are an ulcer patient apart from the grilled fish, the process of frying the yam,will cause acid reflux during digestion, pineapple, cucumber,watermelon are all acid based fruit. I won’t advise an ulcer patient to try this out.Dish look well presented but Its all acid based and not a balance diet.

Thanks for your comments. Please note that the fried yam and fruits are only accompaniments to main food which is the grilled fish and may be substituted accordingly depending on the dietary needs of the person in question.

Can you please clarify what you mean by saying this meal is not a balanced diet? My elementary biology and home economics taught me that a balanced diet contains all six classes of food which I believe are already represented in this meal.

VEHINTOLAR:
That fish is a big no for me;can't eat it ! I prefer cat fish or Tilapia.

No worries. You can use any fish of your choice, bottom line is to ensure that it tastes great after spicing

Acidbath:
Nice one. Mackerel/Titus is one of my favourites.

Please where can I get white and black pepper at affordable prices?

Thanks very much.

You can get the white and black pepper in the supermarket but if you don't find it, you can substitute with other spices that you have.
Note that local peppers with special flavours will also do well for the spicing e.g. yellow scotch bonnet pepper (atarodu), cayenne pepper (shumbo), Cameroon pepper and bell peppers.

EmekaBlue:
Too simple abeg

Cook complicated new delicacy. What is frying fish and cutting fruits?!

Next news abeg

Thanks for your comment, The fish was grilled not fried. The main technique on display here is the spicing of the fish prior to grilling. If not properly done, the taste won't come out well and I can bet that you like great tasting grilled fish.

gloryhomemaker:
This video details how to cook Ogbono soup that draws even with the pot covered. A step by step detailed guide that will help you make the best Ogbono soup ever.

Below are the list of ingredients I used.

Ogbono seeds
Beef
Assorted meat
Stock fish
Kpomo
Crayfish
Yellow scent pepper
Red pepper
Okpei
Onions
Smoked Mackerel aka Titus fish
Palm oil
Salt
Seasoning cubes
Uziza leaves


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuWvlkWq0zA

Cc: @lalasticlala, @mariangeles

This soup go havard o. Well done!

Mvena:
I go try am this new week trust me

Correct!

YinkaOlusesi16:
on behalf of the house, cane we av a taste?

Oh, sorry this particular dish is no longer in existence but the good news is that you now have the knowledge to prepare something similar in your home.