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cutiereborn:
Thanks Chef. Got some a while ago but haven't gotten around using it. Will probably use for just marinating my chicken. Hope it won't make it bitter sha.

You're welcome... No it won't... since is the dried ones don't add much.

Cumtroller:
Your love for pasta is legendary.

Sure i love pasta

cutiereborn:
@chef Prestonn n other cooks. Please explain how to use rosemary in meals. I read it's stronger than thyme and shouldn't be used often? Talking about dried rosemary and thyme here.

Yeah Rosemary is stronger than thyme, though they belong to same family.

Thyme can blend with other ingredients, but Rosemary can't, because of the strong bitter taste.
If your meal require rosemary, just add little.

I always use rosemary to make chicken soup, marinate chicken, fish, meat and oven bake potato.

stevebond007:
Chef Prestonn shebi puree na like ketchup?

Yeah like ketchup but not ketchup....Same process.

For you to turn it to ketchup, you need add some ingredients like Sugar, Vinegar, nutmeg etc.

Liposure:
bravo! Tomato puree here i come

Thanks Boss.

I modified the post.

In Step 4.. Drain the Tomatoes, separate the juice they released from the pot before you transfer to a blender.

lolipopandy:
The chef

Princess

Village kitchen


How I make my tomato puree in Nigeria, I hardly buy from shops.


Tomato puree

Step 1.. Rinse the tomatoes under cool water

Step 2.. chop the tomatoes

Step 3.. Transfer to a pot and cook the tomatoes over medium high heat until they’ve released some of their juices and are tender, about 11  minutes.

Step 4.. Remove the pot of tomatoes from the heat and drain (separate the water they released) Allow the tomatoes to cool for like 5 minutes and  transfer to a blender and process until smooth.

Step 5..Transfer the pureed tomatoes into  zip-top bags or bottles and put in your Basil leaf(optional)and cover, place in the refrigerator, ready to use any time.

☆ For bbq (Chicken or Fish), add Rosemary inside the bottle not Basil.

Village kitchen

@ BlueRayDick

@ Cutiereborn

Tomatoes stew Recipe for pasta or spaghetti.

INGREDIENTS
● Extra virgin Olive oil
●Garlic crushed
●1 Onion , finely chopped
●2 celery stick, finely sliced/ optional
● Beef mince
●Red wine half cup
●Tomatoes puree
●Basil
●Salt
●Pepper

METHOD

Step 1...On low heat, put in your oil in a pot, add the garlic and fry for 50 seconds,add your onion, once is soften add celery and cook for one minute.

Step 2...Add the mince meat, stirring until brown, add your red wine and cook for 2 minute.

Step 3...Add in your Tomatoes puree, season with salt and pepper, add 2 cup of cold water,  add your basil(like five leaf,don't slices it)cook for 1 hour on low heat(uncovered), until thickened, stir occasionally

Step 4...In another pot, Cook pasta in a large boiling salted water following packet directions, until tender. Drain and and return the pasta to the pot and reduce the heat, add your beef sauce to the pasta and stir, cook for another 1 minute, if too thick, you can add small pasta water....Serve with parmesan, optional.

NOTE :

●If you don't have mince beef, skip the part of adding the beef and red wine.. after stirring the onion celery and garlic, add your tomatoes puree and basil, after 3 minutes add your fish or any meat you want to use and cook for one hour.

●Basil is very important in this recipe

Preciouschinwe:
It looks really tasty

Yeah ... Thanks

cutiereborn:
Always have a glass of wine available while cooking
Waiting for the stew recipe for pasta

Nice observation

Ok Mami, working on it.

Preciouschinwe:
happy new month to you too.

Thanks

Village kitchen


Cook with Preston

Before the end of today, gonna put out one of the best recipe...Tomatoes stew for spaghetti or pasta.. Taste great


Happy new month my Beautiful people ❤

Modified **

Pasta is ready

descarado:
I will do that

De nada

pocohantas:
Made ofe onugbu.

Beautiful and inviting, i love your presentation

descarado:
Chef Prestonn, how did you make that bread.
I will take that bread. Looks like original naija bread

Gracias

French Baguettes

Just few ingredients .

●Water
●Salt
●Yeast
●Flour

I can't translate the step well in English, just check on YouTube 

Hathor5:
I have to save it for future reference. I know it will be good.

You won't regret saving it

cutiereborn:
Chef P representing

Mami

stevebond007:
Chairman

Boss

Village kitchen

Pasta

INGREDIENT

●Extra virgin olive oil
●Garlic
●Cherry Tomatoes
●Salt
●Black pepper
●Cream
●Mushrooms
●Parsley

With Bread and wine ... Salud

pocohantas:
Very true nne. I don’t eat garden eggs, but I eat garden egg sauce.




You know every other time you put up your ingredients, I noticed two recurring items- parsley and Basil. As you no wan rest for their matter, I bought them. Today I used the basil in my garden egg sauce and it is YUM!

I can perceive the aroma of that garden egg sauce with basil from here and I know the taste was great... Much respect.

I grow them at home...Mint, Basil, Parsley, Rosemary and oregano.

pocohantas:
True, but I am sure I will notice.

Greetings to you too, Prestonn.

It won't even cross your mind after eating

pocohantas:
Sometime back I made my noodles without them. Though I used oyster sauce, chilli sauce and soy sauce, came out really nice. Not the sharp taste of noodles seasoning, but cool.

I can’t remember how much they all cost me, but I remember hesitating before picking them . Cooking without seasoning cubes would make one rely on other sources that are quite expensive for the average Nigerian.

Soup without seasoning cubes? I will do. Party jollof or stew without seasoning cubes? I no go chop that one.

The last paragraph though

It was later few of my friends in Africa notice I don't use seasoning cubes... And they always prefer me to be in the kitchen cooking

Nothing like what one is use to.. Greetings Mami.

Liposure:
my best highlife song is 'biri ka mbiri' by oliva de coque. Whenever its played, i'm always in the mood.

Nice

mariahAngel:
I think she's a she.

It depends on her/his mood sha

Thanks

BlueRayDick:
Spaghetti + Shaki + fish

Beautiful, nice one Boss

armyofone:
Translate gini ? we are in the same boat...i can't speak it too just tit bit. As for the language, I'm one of those that does melting pot of 4 cheeses

Nice

You're doing well

mariahAngel:
Really?


She says it's a beautiful song and that she's dancing to it.

Yeah.. I have a special place for them in my heart ❤

Thanks Dear... She or he

mariahAngel:
Nice sound.

I love highlife music.

Highlife is everything my Queen, always giving me that village vibe. ❤

armyofone:
Ezigbo egwu - nwa Nnena dey dance...na coco pepper soup energyyyyyy eh eh that youtube arubasa no go make me cry.
Oya egwu
Dance changes to straight outta compton -nwa

Igbo amaka ❤
If possible to return to this life again, I'll love to return as an igbo man.

@ mariahAngel please help a brother. Translate

cococandy:
Pepper soup

DoyaPlace:
Long time no post, I've missed this thread

"After a stressful day
I decided to go and cool my temper
Mama Benji give me one bo
A plate of pepper soup
Make we jolly dey go-go-go, oh-oh
E fa a di iwo (ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)
Eh-eh-eh, e yeah (ah-ah-ah)"

Yummy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MigUUznmrN4

descarado:
That's my old moniker in spanish
Very easy especially for u.

Yeah, I'm trying to do away with maggi and co.

It always take over the taste of your food.
N.a. only west Africa dey craze for them. Count other parts of the world out.

Now I know who you are .. Nice to have you back.


Some people think without maggi and co, food nor go sweet

Teespice:
Very nice. This reply reminds me of what Lagos Housewife says on Instagram about using bullion cubes and all these artificial spices to cook.

She uses natural spices like cumin, Oregano, rosemary etc for her foods and some of her followers send her messages to say that their foods actually come out tastier when they use these natural spices.

The one that makes me fear is the spice that comes with instant noodles.

Natural spices are the best.

I always dispose those spice that come with noodles.