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Plead:
As a delta man,your owo soup recipe seemed strange to me sef.

Why I told him to also check the recipe on YouTube before cooking.

GboyegaD:
Not sure the Edos do. Anyways, I can only speak from my own experience and that of my cousins. Tomatoes in Owoh soup isn't something I have seen or heard of before.

While in Edo State I took recipe of the Owo soup from different market women and Tomatoes was included.

Then in Delta state they said is pronounce Owoh and they gave me their own recipe...

The Delta's eat theirs with starch... while mostly the Edo people eat theirs with boiled yam and Plantain..

This was just my research... I'm not an Edo or Delta man, so you might know better.

diordaves:
Now seriously, is the spaghetti that bad? I guess we should wait for Prestonn's method then. I will do Dangote spaghetti on my next visit just for feedback.

A friend was always complaining then, I told her nest time turn it to Tuwo Shinkafa

Toxicy2kwap:
Interesting.
Indeed we learn everyday.

This makes it 2 soups I have to taste when next I visit benin

Their black soup and ogwo.

Thanks boss...keep doing you

Much respect..

When you get to Benin try to take the soup with ripe boiled plantain this time.

Toxicy2kwap:
Nothing do you boss.

I find your versatility in the kitchen quite fascinating. You might not believe it, but i joined nairaland just so i could access your village diary.

But just like d isoko lady, tomatoes in owoh soup is a first for me. Starch is added as thickener, in place of Garri you listed. There's even a special palm oil for it that looks like d bottom oil you mentioned.

I have zero issues with your ingredients. Its just that i fear d presence of tomatoes takes away the nativeness of the soup. But then i guess part of being a good chef is the ability to play around recipes.

Akposy you don chop owoh with tomatoes before?

Thanks very much I appreciate.

In my recipe I said Edo and Delta.... The Edo people can't cook Owoh soup without adding tomatoes.. while I said he should check it on YouTube first before cooking because Recipes varies..

I think I made a mistake not adding "Optional" beside the Tomatoes.

Toxicy2kwap:
Huh?? Tomato inside owoh soup??
Could that b d bayelsa method??
ahnie come and c

At home, my name is kitchen Rat because you always see me in the kitchen Cooking, writing recipes, researching, most times I do forget myself and sleep in the kitchen

Have been to Edo and Delta State, I can't give out recipe without researching, cooking or asking the locals questions. Even some people do add oil and starch while cooking this soup.

Photo below was from the recipe I gave out, please kindly read it again... Thanks

Teespice:
In a pot of water, I add salt and vegetable oil and let it boil.

once it starts boiling, I add spaghetti and stir continuously to avoid it sticking together. once it is almost done as I don't like my spaghetti fully done, I drain off the excess water and either do stir fry or eaten with sauce.

but despite doing this, it still gets so soggy.

Ok Thanks very much for the reply, you're a good cook.


Some months back, I do receive alot of complains about this particular Spaghetti, but not anymore, after teaching them my method of cooking Dangoti spaghetti.

I will give you one special recipe later how to cook Dangoti Spaghetti and enjoy it.

Akposy:
Ermmmm.. Okay Chef

Miguo Chef! Wekobiruo....I will try it out and give you the feedback.

Ok Bro. Thanks.

Teespice:
spot on about Dangote Spaghetti. very horrible and gets soggy even if you cook it half done.

switched to Golden Penny, no regrets ever since.

Hola!!!

I know Golden penny is better, can you tell me how you do prepare your Dangote spaghetti? Just summarise if you can.

Akposy:
I for like enroll o but you're protecting your identity. Any alternative?

They are not really my students, just sharing some segment with them because of the lockdown

cococandy:
Nice

Thanks.

cococandy:
mmm. Is there any food you don’t know how to cook?

Haaaaa Mami

Whenever i travel to any city or country, the first thing I learn is their local cuisine

Akposy:
You're doing well Chef! I await the recipe...I need to surprised my people one day by cooking this for them....my pride go long that day

Thanks Brother...Since is your first time, i advice you also check it on YouTube before cooking.. Because the Isokohs, Urhobos, Itsekiris and Bini have different method of cooking this soup...

OWOH SOUP.. Africa kitchen

INGREDIENTS
~ Any meat of your choice
~Smoked Fish
~Seasoning
~Palm Oil
~Tomatoes
~Native salts (Potash or Kanwa)
~Pepper
~Crayfish
~Yellow garri (sieved)/ optional
~salt

PREPARATION

●Boil your meat with just salt and season cube. Once they have cooked, add your blended tomatoes and pepper....Add your smoked fish and crayfish.

●Dissolve your potash in water and add to the pot and bring to boil. Add your garri and stir (I don't use garri )

●Allow it to cook.. In a few minutes you will notice that the addition of the potash has caused the watery stock to thicken a little....Take it off the heat and let it cool down a little, like 10 to15 minutes.

This last stage is like magic.. I prefer you also check it on YouTube to see how it form while stirring in your palm oil to get it right.

●Stir in Palm oil into the pot. The soup will thicken and the colour will change to yellow.

Serve with Starch, boiled ripe plantain, boiled yam or Garri.

NOTE:

* please don't add curry, thyme or onions etc while cooking your meat.. just salt and seasoning cube.

*Taste for salt before adding extra, because the Potash is salty.

* Dont add too much crayfish, because it darkens the soup.

* Don't cover your pot after adding the Potash(native salt)

* It looks creamy

* Use the thick part at the bottom of your palm oil gallon

MariaAngeles:
That is awesome.

Thanks Dear.

MariaAngeles:
You're giving online cooking classes? Nice
Do you teach with videos?

Thanks.

Yeah on video.. just came up recently.

Lecturers are trying to engage their students during this period...more than a month now students have been receiving lectures online.

Akposy:
Thanks Senior Chef.

It will be a great privilege!


Yeah! It has been raining in J-town

Don't worry, that day will come.

Hope your Señorita is beside you

Akposy:
Wait o. Prestonn made my tribal soup? Haa! I no even sabi cook Owho o. Chef Prestonn...you've trespassed o... recipe please

I was online with some Delta and Edo students yesterday, so I taught them how to prepare owo soup and other local cuisine.

Gonna put up the recipe tomorrow... Thanks my brother.

Amorprincesa24:
Prestonn, that Owo soup you made, went to Harvard. I will like to have it with plaintain please. Thank you

Thanks verymuch Amor

The plantain don finish..don't worry, I go make special one for you very soon...But you like better thing sha

Akposy:
Meat Pie is ready!!!
It has been 2 years (service year) since I made meat pie. Culinary school upped my meat pie game.

I'm inviting cococandy, Prestonn, Mariangeles, Farmdog, Pocohantas and Breadplanet to this table....the others should wait especially cutiereborn and amorprincesa23

Modified
Before una go insult the background, I took the pics at the backyard because I needed natural light

Thanks Master Chef.. You are doing well.

Hope to join you in the kitchen some day

Akposy:
Ba na jin Hausa dan'uwa. Na only salutation I Sabi...ka ya hankuri

Don't worry Brother, with time you gonna speak and understand perfectly... How is J city this morning?

Akposy:
Tell me something o. Who teach you Chef?

You easily lean language once you're a traveller....Very soon you gonna start speaking Hausa if you haven't started already

xrayj:
U are right!
The bold is majorly used by Uromi though, not entirely Esan

Noted... Thanks Boss

BoleAndFish:
Oh I see. It means you're a fast learner.

Whenever I visit any city, Two things I learn is how to greet using their language and how to cook their major local food.

Amorprincesa24:
Preston, I thought you are hausa. How come you know all this.

BoleAndFish:
Your spellings are very correct. Obhi Esan wé khin?

I took the first word from you, and the second from Amoreprincesa24.

There was one project I did for an Eatery in Abuja, the owner is an Esan man, and most of the staff speak the language too.

Amorprincesa24:
My mother in law says it like it ends with 'ha' that's obhiaha

Both means different thing.

"Obhiaba".... Whenever you see your Esan Brother or sister outside, you address such person as Obhiaba

"Obhiaha"... to address married women.

I stand to be corrected and my spelling might be wrong.