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modelmike7:
You are always welcome sis.

Alright!

cassidy1996:
Cook Vine! you keep surprising me. I just woke up to see this, this morning. Today is going to be great, but am already hungry?

Lol! Yeah Egusi soup help stop your hunger; wish you a great day ahead. Thanks.

AVECDEO:
Many thanks....I'm following you already....keep it up gal.

Tanks so much AVECDEO, I appreciate your kind feedback.

modelmike7:
Good.
Interesting.
Helpful

Thank you so much

When it comes to slaughtering, dressing and processing of chicken at home so many people find it very difficult especially if they have not done it before. On the other hand, some other people find it very offensive to slaughter a chicken because they feel it’s inhumane to kill a living thing, yet, when the chickens are dressed they can buy it.

Chickens are healthy meat and very important protein to all humans and they are commonly slaughtered mostly during Christmas celebration and New Year in many parts of the world. Since chicken meat can be used to prepare different kinds of food, you may however want to know the steps to dress and process it by yourself.

However, this video shows you practically how you can slaughter, dress and process a whole chicken at home all by yourself for any kind of meal, with this easy steps you can prepare your own chicken stock or any other chicken recipe at home without having to pay money to people to help you slaughter your chicken. So watch this to the end.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZaI6LOxMvc

vinegurl:
Efo riro is one of those rich healthy Nigerian vegetable soup made with spinach (efo tete or efo shoko), this soup is well known for its savoury taste and richness. Efo riro simply means vegetable soup, it is the Yoruba version of edikanikong soup; it can be served with any kind of starchy bolus (eba, amala, fufu, pounded yam or semolina.

However, many people prefer to serve efo rirro with boiled yam or rice; this soup can be prepared with palm oil, bell peppers and tomatoes or simply with any one of these. The bell pepper or tomatoes serve as thickener for the thickening and for colouring of this soup, in place of palm oil you can make use of red bell peppers or tomatoes. In addition, assorted meat is mostly used for making efo riro, but you can use any meat or protein of your choice.
Watch this video to the end to learn how to make this vegetable soup (efo riro)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDc18TnX8A.

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SuperSuave:
Even God knows egusi is the number 1 on the list of my favorite soups, it goes with any food for me even with rice, no kidding.

Yeah, it's true egusisoup goes well with all staple food. Thanks dear

Egusi soup is one those Nigerian soups made with egusi seeds, it is very easy and simple to make egusi soup unlike other Nigerian vegetable soups which involve long procedures. The two methods of preparing egusi include the frying method and the caking method. The caking method is is also simple just like the frying method.

To make this soup within an hour, all you need to do is to add a little water to the ground egusi, then mould into medium balls, the balls will form some lumps in the soup. This process doesn’t take much time. This video explains better on how to cook a delicious egusi soup with bitter leaf and assorted meat. Watch the video and see for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbqsxmSoaE

Egusi soup is one those Nigerian soups made with egusi seeds, it is very easy and simple to make egusi soup unlike other Nigerian vegetable soups which involve long procedures. The two methods of preparing egusi include the frying method and the caking method. The caking method is is also simple just like the frying method.

To make this soup within an hour, all you need to do is to add a little water to the ground egusi, then mould into medium balls, the balls will form some lumps in the soup. This process doesn’t take much time. This video explain better how to cook a delicious egusi soup with bitter leaf and assorted meat. Watch the video and see for your self.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbqsxmSoaE

cassidy1996:
Cook Vine! you are good at what you do... you make me hungry all the time

Thanks dearie for the compliment, this is just a simple recipe, you can fix it for yourself within few minutes.

Tomato fish stew is an easy and simple recipe to fix for breakfast or lunch; this can be eaten with almost every other food especially staple food like potatoes, rice, yam or pasta.

The best way to make tomato fish stew is to stir fry it long on heat to get rid of the sour flavour. This stew can as well be cooked with assorted meat, fish chicken or fish like the one in this video. However, it is very important you can season your tomato stew or any other stew recipe with some healthy spices like onion, nutmeg, garlic, thyme curry and ginger; they are flavourful and spicy.

See the steps on how to make this delicious fish stew with pictures.

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Fish stew is supper delicious and easy to make, it can be eaten with almost every other food especially carbohydrates like potatoes, plantain, rice and yam. See how to make tomato fish stew in this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58FC2Aa60Y

Fried fish is very easy to make, any kind of fish can pan fried into a golden crisp outcome. This fried fish can be enjoyed at any time of the day, the number one challenge majority of people experience while pan frying their fish is either the fish sticks to the pan and get ruin, or soaks much oil and turns out oily instead of crispy. There are many reasons to why you always end up with ruined/scattered fried or reasons why your fish soaks a lot of oil while it is being fried; some of these reasons include

1. You did not thaw your fish long enough or ahead of time
2. You used a runny marinade to batter your fish
3. The oil was not deep enough for the fish fry properly
4. The oil wasn't hot enough to hold the fish together
5. The pan was over crowded with so many fish cutlets
6. The heat was not high enough to heat the oil and the fish in time.

If all of these mistakes are avoided, you will definitely end up with nice crispy fried fish. However, the best way to enjoy fried fish is to serve it with stew, yaji pepper or ketchup. See the best [url]ways to pan fry fish without it sticking to the pan[/url]


Fried fish is very easy to make, but number one challenge majority of people experience while pan fry frying fish is is either the fish sticks to the pan, or soaks much oil and and turns out oily intead of crispy. There are many factors or errors that could cause your fish to scatter in the pan or to soak a lot of oil while being fried, some of this factors include:

1. You did not thaw your fish long enough or ahead of time
2. you used a runny marinade to batter your fish
3. The oil was not deep enough for the fish
4. the oil wasn't hot enough to hold the fish together
5. The pan was over crowded with so many fish cutlets
6. he heat was not high enough to heat the oil and the fish in time.If all of these mistakes are avoided, you will definately end up with nice crispy fish. However, the best way to enjoy fried fish is to serve it with stew, yaji pepper or ketchup. See best ways to pan fry fish without it sticking to the pan.

Efo riro is one of those rich healthy Nigerian vegetable soup made with spinach (efo tete or efo shoko), this soup is well known for its savoury taste and richness. Efo riro simply means vegetable soup, it is the Yoruba version of edikanikong soup; it can be served with any kind of starchy bolus (eba, amala, fufu, pounded yam or semolina.

However, many people prefer to serve efo rirro with boiled yam or rice; this soup can be prepared with palm oil, bell peppers and tomatoes or simply with any one of these. The bell pepper or tomatoes serve as thickener for the thickening and for colouring of this soup, in place of palm oil you can make use of red bell peppers or tomatoes. In addition, assorted meat is mostly used for making efo riro, but you can use any meat or protein of your choice.
Watch this video to the end to learn how to make this vegetable soup (efo riro)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDc18TnX8A.

cassidy1996:
hmmm...yummy.............vinegurl am very hungry?

Really,I can open a restaurant because of you. Lol!

bigtt76:
You again Nice one gurl

Thanks dear, sorry it's coming late have been away.

Ogbono soup is a nutty Nigerian viscous soup made with ground ogbono seeds; it is mostly refer to as draw soup by many because of its soft and viscous nature. It is one of the most simplest soups you can make in just few minutes; you can decide to combine this with okra, egusi or simply cook it with just the ground ogbono seed.

So many vegetables can be added to make ogbono soup (bitterleaf, Uziza, Ugwu, kale or spinach.
Here is a short and simple video on how to prepare ogbono soup. See it for your self.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4xhS2pVZPc

Rice pudding is one of those great ideas for breakfast or dinner; it is super easy and quick to make. Rice pudding is a creamy rice recipe is made with cooked rice together with some other ingredients like water, milk and vanilla extract. However, this creamy rice can be prepared in various ways such as by boiling it or by simply baking it in the oven; in this case, we have the baked rice pudding and the boiled or stovetop rice pudding. Rice pudding is quite similar to oatmeal and custard recipe, you can enjoy it with akara or moi-moi if you want or simply serve it as it is.

Rice pudding ingredients

1. ¾ cup white rice or basmati rice
2. 1 cup of milk, (whole milk, coconut milk, cream or evaporated milk)
3. 1/3 cup of white sugar
4. 1 big egg, whisked
5. Two cups of water to cook the rice
6. 1/3 cup of raisins or cashew nuts
7. ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
8. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
9. A pinch of salt


The picture below shows an easy creamy rice pudding meal topped with raisin and cinnamon, see how to make this quick and simple Rice Pudding; it is quit very simple, sweet and healthy for everyone including kids.

Coconut rice is another delicious rice recipe; this creamy rice dish is usually prepared with coconut milk or coconut cream. Coconut rice is versatile and many also love it, it can be prepared plain with just coconut milk or with tomatoes, you can as well prepare your coconut rice like fried rice or simply bake coconut rice in the oven. Some healthy proteins for making this rice include shrimps, beef, chicken or fish. This sweet rice dish can be seasoned with thyme, garlic, ginger, curry, and vegetables like carrots, green beans and peas can be used to garnish coconut rice.

Additionally, Different kinds of rice can be used to prepare coconut rice; they include Sticky rice (Arborio or tuwo rice), Jasmine rice, Basmati rice, Brown rice and White rice. To enjoy coconut rice you can served it cold or hot with coleslaw or chilled salad. However, instead of having to extract coconut milk from scratch to make this food, you can by canned coconut milk or cream from your local stor, it serve the same purpose with the home made coconut milk.

Coconut rice Ingredients

1. 400g long grain parboiled rice or any rice of your choice
2. 2 matured coconut (or canned coconut milk)
3. 1 cup of chopped carrots
4. 1 cup of chopped green beans
5. 2 medium sized bell peppers
6. 1 cup of beef or chicken broth
7. 2 tablespoons of ground crayfish
8. 1 tablespoon of thyme
9. ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
10. 4 pieces of scotch bonnets or chilli peppers
11. 1 big size onion
12. 2 stock cubes
13. Salt to taste

Watch this quick and simple video on how to make coconut rice=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhDFl8No518

Efo riro is a rich and healthy vegetable soup made with spinach (efo tete or efo shoko), this soup is well known for its savoury taste and richness. Efo riro simply means vegetable soup, it is the Yoruba version of edikanikong soup; it can be served with any kind of starchy bolus (eba, fufu, pounded yam or semolina.


Efo riro ingredients

1. 1/2 kg of assorted meat (beef, cow tripe)
2. kpomo (cow hide)
3. Pieces of dried fish
4. 1 medium size stock fish
5. 400g efo Tete or efo shoko (spinach, green amaranth)
6. 7 pieces of red bell peppers( tatashe or shombo)
7. 1 big red onion
8. 2 table spoons of ground crayfish
9. 1 table spoon of locust beans( iru)
10. 2 cooking spoons of palm oil
11. 2 seasoning cubes
12. 4 pieces of scotch bonnet peppers
13. Salt to taste

See the procedures for making Efo riro soup here.

[quote author=dingbang post=59250122]Vinegurl [/quote
Yeah, how far?

Coconut rice is another delicious rice recipe prepared here in Nigeria and also in many parts of the world, this can be prepared as jollof rice, fried rice or plain without addition of tomatoes or tatashe. Coconut rice is very simple to prepare yet very tast; an important ingredient for making coconut rice is coconut milk or coconut cream. This coconut milk is usually extracted from matured coconuts, hence canned coconut milk or cream can also be used for preparing cooconut rice instead of having to extract the milk from scratch.


Coconut rice Ingredients

1. 400g long grain parboiled rice or any rice of your choice
2. 2 matured coconut (or canned coconut milk)
3. 1 cup of chopped carrots
4. 1 cup of chopped green beans
5. 2 medium sized bell peppers
6. 1 cup of beef or chicken broth
7. 2 tablespoons of ground crayfish
8. 1 tablespoon of thyme
9. ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
10. 4 pieces of scotch bonnets or chilli peppers
11. 1 big size onion
12. 2 stock cubes
13. Salt to taste


To enjoy coconut rice you can prepare it with prawns, shrimps, fish or beef and it can be served either cold or hot together with salad or steamed vegetables.

Learn how to cook coconut rice here.

Groundnut or peanut soup is a savoury soup that is very simple to prepare, it is similar to egusi soup, and a combination of healthy ingredients and green vegetable are required for it's preparation.

Some green leaves like spinach, bitter leaf or pumpkin leaf (ugwu) can be added to make groundnut soup. however, you can pair groundnut soup with Eba or with boiled rice.


Peanut/groundnut soup ingredients

500g assorted meat or beef
2 cups of raw groundnut(peak milk cup)
1 head of stockfish
1 big dried fish or any kind of fish
1 medium size kpomo (cow hide)
2 tablespoons of ground crayfish
2 seasoning cubes
1 handful of pumpkin leaf (ugwu)
2 big spoon of palm oil
3 scotch bonnet or ground cayenne pepper
Salt to taste

See how to cook groundnut soup here http://www.jotscroll.com/forums/15/posts/118/west-african-groundnut-soup-peanut-soup-recipe.html

Abak atama soup which is also called palm fruit soup (banga soup) is a very delicious and spicy recipe, it is prepared with palm fruit extract, atama leaf, assorted meat and few healthy ingredients.

Atama leaves are sometimes refer to as "bush apple leaves”, it has a botanical name such as [i]Heinsia cri[/i]nite. Atama is usually found at the backyards of many Ibibios and efiks. The soup is mostly prepared with the fresh atama leaves, the fresh leaves can be thinly sliced and dried in the sun till they become brittle and then preserved in a bag until when the leaf is needed.

Abak atama soup ingredients include the following

Medium bunch fresh atama leaf (dried atama leaf could be substituted)
Palm fruits( eyop), 3 cups (tin milk cup or 1/2 mudu)
Beef or goat meat, 1/2 kilogram
Shelled periwinkles, 2 cups
Snails or crab, any amount
Kpomo(cow hide),1 piece
Stockfish,1 head or any part
Smoked fish, 1 big size
Uyayak (aidan fruit or local spice of your choice) 1/2 piece
Crayfish (ground)1 cup
Fresh or dried ground pepper (as desired)
Seasoning cubes,4 cubes or to taste
Salt to taste

Atama soup can be served with eba or fufu, but you can enjoy yours with semolina if you want. See how to prepare this simple and healthy palm fruit/nut extract soup in this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYJu09wq7Yo

drunkpunk:
Until I taste the soup n lick the plate... Until then. But hey, congrats anyway

Hahahaah. Thanks Bro. Its available here, call if you want.

thunderfirebubu:
op my ogbono soup appears more mouth watering than urs

But you have not tasted this one now?

lefulefu:
omo i love ogbono soup ehn
especially wen u garnish am with vegetables
back then for primary school there was this poem we learnt
iyam sure dacovajnr and luminouz go sabi am too
it goes like this..
wich kain soup mama cook oo
chorus
ogbono soupie!
wich kain soup mama cook oo
chorus
ogbono soupie!
maggi no too dey peppper no too dey
chorus
ogbonor soupie!
wich kain soup mama cook o
chorus
ogbonor soupie!
soupie
chorus
ogbonor soupie
soupie
chorus
ogbonour soupie!








so Lalas u sabi prepare ogbonor soup?

Hahahaha I never liked that song for once though!

SolexxBarry:
Hmm I just realized I'm hungry all of a sudden

Lol! Food is ready for you here

So many people think ogbono soup is ment for the poor people only, but that's not true, ogbono is ment for everybody includng kids;just because they don't know how to make it taste good doesn't meant is a cheap and unhealthy soup. It is very easy to see majority cook this draw soup without adding some reasonable ingredients to bring out it real taste, however, there are many ways you can prepare a pot of delicious ogbono soup:

1.you can combine ground ogbono with okra to make Ogbono with okra soup,
2. you can combine it together with egusi to make what is known as egusi-ogbono
3. or you can make it with just ogbono seed and with little fresh vegetable, but this should depends on your preference and how you like your draw soup to be. Any of these methods can be used to prepare ogbono soup and not only that, but you need some specific ingredients in this up to help infuse the taste of ogbono soup- such ingredients include okpei, (dawawa), ogiri, assorted meat, stockfish, crayfish and most importanly you need uziza leaf, it has this nice flavour which helps to blend with the other ingredients in this soup. Another trick is to combine both Uziza and bitter leaf, but small quantities to make ogbono. With these few listed ingredients even if you don't like ogbono soup before, you will start considering it as one of your best soups to be included in your soupmenu.

Ogbono soup is usually eaten with pounded yam, with fufu, with eba, with semolina or with tuwo shinkafa among other starchy foods; but other prefer to serve it with boil rice.
Here the ingredients I used to make the above ogbono soup

Ingredients for preparing ogbono soup

½ cup of ogbono seeds, I used peak milk cup for the measurement
500g goat meat or assorted meat
1 piece of dried fish or iced fish (Optional)
3 table spoons ground crayfish
1 medium piece of shaki or kpomo
1 head of stockfish
1 medium onion
4 scotch bonnet peppers
1 handful of ugwu leaf or Uziza leaf
3 cooking spoons of palm oil
3 seasoning cubes
Salt to taste

Follow this link to see the steps on how to make Ogbono soup

http://www.jotscroll.com/forums/15/posts/113/nkwobi-how-to-prepare-nkwobi-cow-foot-.html

There are different ways to prepare cow foot; one of such ways is to make it into spicy dish which is also called nkwobi. Nkwobi can be enjoyed at any time of the day,; either with beer or with soft drink.

Nkwobi is a popular Igbo traditional food mostly served as a side dish or desert, it is a very delicious meal and many people love it; however, it’s simply a cow foot dish prepared in spicy palm oil and mixed spices. This delicious Nigerian dish is usually prepared with cow leg, using the same method and recipe for Isi ewu, but you can use beef, chicken or goat meat to make another version of nkwobi, they all taste good.

Ingredients for making nkwobi:

1. 1 kg of Cow foot (cut into sizeable pieces)
2. 3 Ehuru seeds (Calabash Nutmegs)
3. 1 tablespoon of edible potash (Akanwu/Kaun)
4. 2 tablespoons of ground crayfish
5. 3 cooking spoons of palm Oil
6. 4 pieces of habanero Peppers (Atarodo), you can add more if you want it it spicy
7. 1 medium onion
8. 2 seasoning cubes
9. Salt to taste
10. 1 medium onion for garnishing of nkwobi
11. 8 pieces of utazi leaves to garnish nkwobi

This recipe is commonly refers to as cow foot pepper soup or cow leg stew hence, it is very rich and mouth watery if prepared well and it serves well during cold weather.
Learn how to make this spicy cow foot in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfYPiQa94BI

Chubhie:
I'm tempted to prepare/order correct homemade anambra egusi soup this weekend! Things we take for granted in Naija!

That is not a bad idea dear, egusi soup is the best!!

whitebeard:
yes I slept well...!! My dream was delicious

Wow , good to hear that.