FromOuterSpace: Next, while the meat was marinading, I roasted some red bell peppers, jalapenos peppers and red onions in the oven. This is really a must-do for stews, especially if you want that party taste.
Peppers and onions release their natural oils when roasted, which enhances the taste of stews. It's really hard to describe - you've to try it for yourself to understand what I mean.
The roasting part is very important especially for the party like taste.
This Frittata recipe is full of yummy goodness. This video gives an easy to follow steps on how to make Plantain and Egg Frittata with a pan and without an oven.
Ingredients:
Plantain Eggs Sausages (use any protein of your choice) Green and Red bell peppers Scotch bonnet peppers Carrots Spring onions Onions Garlic cloves Vegetable oil (butter) Curry powder Thyme leaves Salt
Cut the washed vegetables, garlic, onions, pepper, sausages. In a dry pan on heat add a little oil or butter. Add in the chopped onions and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and stir fry for another minute. Add the sausages or any protein of your choice, fry till it's golden brown. Add the pepper. Add the vegetables and stir fry also. Add in curry powder and time leaves and salt. Take off the heat and allow to cool completely. Fry the plantains. Break in the eggs in a bowl and whisk. Add in a little salt. Pour in the fried vegetables and sausages into the eggs. Mix to combine. In a dry pan on heat add oil or butter. Use non stick pan to avoid the mixture sticking. Add in the egg mixture. Cover with a foil paper and cover the pan. Cook on very low heat between 15-20 minutes. When you can perceive the aroma, check it to avoid burning. Enjoy your Frittata with tea, juice or soft drink.
Nne, that was one of my "food fails" that tasted way better than it looked. When I saw ahnie's, I was reminded of it, and decided to look for it in my food photo archives, and thankfully, I hadn't deleted it. (The advantage of being a hoarder/sentimental.) Good morning to you.
Nne, it's cooooooks with 6 Os apparently.
Thank you nne.
We all have some 'food fails'
But sometimes, the food fails don't look good to the eyes but tastes amazing.
Probz: I know I’m not Maria (obviously) but for what I know Imo/Abia Igbos don’t cook with ogiri so it can’t be part of the original Ofe Owere recipe. Adding it would be like cooking onugbu with achi (and it is possible to make a nice bitterleaf-soup with achi, probably, but it’s just not how Anambra people would do it if they had access to ede or even/Quaker/Oats).
I know I have my set preferences at the moment (but that might change; my taste-buds are more open than some people clearly think) but as far as this recipe as far as it’s popularly-known goes you did well. Don’t worry about the ogiri. It’s not an Owerri/Imo-like condiment.
ponishah: How is it the mother of all soups? I bet you, if you jampark egusi soup, okro soup, ogbono soup, bitter-leaf soup, nsala soup, banga soup, vegetable soup, ujuju soup, oha soup or even ose-ani soup with all those meat, kpomo,snail,dry- fish, stock fish, shaki and crayfish that you poured into the ofe-owere, then you will realise that ofe-owere no even near pikin of all soups.
Every other soup can be cooked on MANAGEMENT level, but when it's Ofe Owerri, it's either you give it your all or don't cook it. It's a class of its own.
People complain they ate it and nothing special about it, those weren't given the orishirishi Ofe Owerri deserves.
okoroemeka: what then is used as the local seasoning?dawadawa?ogiri okpehi?because no Igbo soup is complete without a local seasoning before kitchen glory,Maggi and co
All the orishirishi inside is enough seasoning already. Some add Ogiri but I don't think that's the original recipe. Mariahangel please help me out here, na your soup oooo
pocohantas: Then you know not what you are saying. Igbos are better in making soup. They flop in stew, especially with the addition of tin tomato unnecessarily. Mr Traveller, brush your tongue well and use a little Listerine.
The hype about Ofe Owerri isn’t entirely about its taste. Anyone that says it is just about the taste doesn’t know history. The hype is about the ingredients used and the fact that it is meant to be eaten ONCE. Ofe Owerri wasn’t originally meant to be refrigerated. Just sink all your money into a pot of soup and eat it on the spot!
Some people will have one bad experience in a restaurant and term all Igbo soups to be bad. The brushing and the Listerine is another level for clean speech next time
Just sink all your money into a pot of soup and eat it on the spot And perhaps trek to work the next day It doesn't matter, this life na once. That's the original Ofe Owerri.
MMempire: it can only be you. No other persons other than you (Gloryhomemaker) and MariahAngel do lead us into temptation. God please help and save us from their temptation.
abobote: Ofe owerri is overrated, each time I eat in owerri I end up disappointed. Though this your own look like something wey go sweet. If I go back from my travel I will ask my wife if she can prepare Ofeowerri
Nothing compares home made food. Good food outside is overly expensive. Your wife can follow this recipe. Am sure you will like it.