Edikai Nko Soup

No other food like African food. I wonder if I can survive in other country without taking African dishes and snacks. Here is another soup prepared mostly in the eastern part of Nigeria. It is taken along with Eba, fufu, or pounded yam.
INGREDIENTS:
Any assorted meat such as beef, liver, pomo, pork, crayfish, stockfish, etc. pumpkin leaves (ugu), water leaves, perewinko.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Wash and cut the meat into small sizes then put them in a pot and add a little water, add your pepper, salt, seasoning and begin to steam.

Wash the perewinko (without shell) thoroughly and add to the boiling meat.

Wash and the pumpkin leaves.

Add your water leaves and much oil, allow to simmer for some few minutes (to enable the water get dry a little) and its ready to be served with pounded yam, eba etc.

Enjoy this tasty meal when you come to Nigeria.

Potato Salad with fish

INGREDIENTS:

Potatoes, fish, chopped parsley, spring onions, thick mayonnaise dressing, seasoning.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Wash, peel, and cook potatoes and fish until done but still firm. Dram and allow to cool for a little.
• When cold enough, cut into slices or cubes.
•  Put marinade that is mixed consisting of veneger or lemon juice, oil and flavor for 30 minutes-1 hour.
• Mix potatoes with spring onions (chopped mayonnaise and seasoning)
• Put the salad on dish and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Orange Drink

INGREDIENTS:

Orange, sugar, water.

INSTRUCTIONS:

·        Peel orange and strain in a bowl, boil for 5-10 minutes (add orange and water strain and add sugar.

·        Remove and allow chilling before serving.

Ewedu Soup

Ewedu soup is a type of soup enjoyed by the Yoruba tribe in the western part of Nigeria. Some other tribes in the western and middle belt in Nigeria love it so much.

Ewedu is very rich in minerals and medical personnel always prescribe it to patient having shortage of blood. It is one of the soups for weight loss because. It goes well with amala.

INGREDIENTS:

Ewedu leaf (Jute leaf), salt, locust beans (iru), potash (optional)

              

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Remove Ewedu leaves from the stem and wash them.
• Chop into pieces on chopping board.
• Put one cup of water on fire and bring to boil.
• Pour the chop ewedu into the boiling water
• Add the locust beans (iru) and potash if desired.
• Allow to boil for 10 mins, with the pot uncovered.
• Add salt to taste and cook for another five minutes. Serve with stew and eba, amala or fufu etc.

Enjoy it with your family. Have a wonderful taste.

Lemon Grass Drinks

INGREDIENTS:

10 Blades of lemon grass, 500ml of water, sugar to taste.

INSTRUCTIONS:

-         Wash leaves and put in a clean pot, add water and bring to boil.

-         Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Leave, cover to infuse for 4-5 minutes.

-         Strain and serve hot with sugar to taste.

Zobo Drinks

INGREDIENTS:

Zobo, sugar to taste, ginger (dry powder form), flavor (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

-         Bring water to boil, add zobo into the boiling water, and leave for 30 minutes after which you sieve.

-         You can then add sugar to the zobo drink and ginger (dry powder form)

-         Add flavor of your choice if you desire.

Egusi Soup (Melon)

INGREDIENTS:

Meat or fish (about 1kg), 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, 4 peppers, 2 maggi cubes, cooking oil, a cup of grinded egusi, salt, water.

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Boil the meat or fish until it is tender, and keep it aside
• Grind the tomatoes, peppers, and onion together.
• Place in a pot add the meat and the magi cubes and about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, and the grinded egusi.
• Add salt and grinded pepper to taste. Eat with any dishes that have ‘soup’ with them.

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Suya (stick meat)

Suya is prepared like stick meat. The Hausas in the northern region of Nigeria majorly prepare it. This particular stick meat (suya) as the Hausas call it is so delicious in taste, and appetizing. Learn from here how to prepare Suya.

INGREDIENT:

Meat (cut into cubes), grinded hot pepper, salt, 2 sliced tomatoes, 2 sliced onions, grinded kulikuli(groundnut cake). Mixed skewer for roasting.

INSTRUCTIONS;                                                            

• Mix the grinded pepper, the salt, the kulikuli,and the spice together.
• Put the meat inside the mixture and make sure it is coated well with the mixture.
• Put the pieces of the sliced beef into a thin wooden or metal skewer. Add the sliced tomatoes and sliced onions in between the pieces of meat.
• Roast on top of charcoal fire, bar be cue maker, local firewood roaster or an oven.
• Allow the heat to cook one side of the meat then turn to the other side.
• Serve as a snack or as a side dish.

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Please, your comments will be appreciated. Have a wonderful taste of African food.

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