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I just harvested the first set of snails from my snail farm, so I decided to give my  Renaissance man  a treat. Fresh Nigerian vegetable soup with snails. He licked his fingers in delight. This vegetable soup is not edikang ikong, though they share almost the same ingredients, the timing of the addition of the leafy vegetables, set them worlds apart. While edikang ikong is a delectable pot of ‘pureed’ vegetable in a class of its own, this vegetable soup is crisp and fresh with a very vibrant colour. Nigerian vegetable soup is quick and easy to cook, a very versatile soup which can be used for swallow, eaten with rice, yam, plantains, even potatoes. To prepare Nigerian vegetable soup meat stockfish dry fish snails 1/2 cup palm oil 1/2 medium onions 5 scotch bonnet (fresh pepper) 1 cup isam (periwinkle) 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons ground crayfish 3 seasoning cubes salt 370g Ugu 520g Water leaf Wash meat and stockfish, put in a pot with some water to just cover the me...

Ingredients for Jollof Rice 4 cups of rice 1kg beef 1000ml of Ground Fresh tomatoes. 50ml Ground Fresh peppers 1 Teaspoon Curry powder 1 teaspoon Thyme 1 teaspoon Nutmeg powder 3 seasoning cubes 2 cups of sliced onions 300ml vegetable or groundnut oil salt to taste. 2 cloves of garlic 2 fingers of ginger These are some fresh ripe tomatoes and pepper (scotch bonnet). I think any species of tomato would serve the same purpose, just wash, squeeze out water inside the tomatoes, blend as is and set aside. You need around 1000ml for 4 cups of rice. Alternatively, you could use canned tomatoes or a combination of both canned and fresh (ground tomatoes) Step by Step Preparation Step 1 Parboil the beef (or any meat of your choice) with the spices listed above. I like to use lots of them so as to end up with very tasty beef. And then prepare the main food with the meat stock (meat water). Step 2 Add water so that more than half of the entire beef is submerged, then add 2 season...

Ingredients  7serving Assorted meats (Beef, goat meat, snail, Ponmo, Shaki are ideal) 15  Medium Size Cocoyam (Ede) 2 handful  Bitter leaves (washed) 1  Cooking Spoon Palm oil 2  dry Fish 1  stock fish(oboroko) 2 handful  crayfish 2 Tablespoon  Ogiri igbo 4 piece  yellow pepper 1 Tablespoons  Ground black pepper or 3 Scotch Bonnet blended 3  Bouillon Cubes(maggi crayfish to taste  Salt Steps Start by boiling your meats, start with the tougher meats like Cow leg and Shaki first. When they’re slightly tender, add beef,stock and dry fish.leave to cook till soft….lastly add the snail While boiling my meat I Thoroughly Wash my Bitter leaf then boil to get rid of as much bitterness as you can. There should be almost no hint of bitterness left in the leaves after this process. Boil the Cocoyam with the skin on. boil till...

Ingredients:mind you this is for delta state. These are what you will need to make this recipe, though this list looks exhaustive, I  assure you that it would be worth it in the end. Canned palm nut fruit concentrate : substitute it for fresh palm fruit if it is available to you Banga spice  (you can buy a ready mix or simply make your own by blending Ataiko and Irugeje in a dry mill) Beletete leaves:  substitute with dried basil, bitter leaf or dried scent leaves Oburunbebe stick : You can be forgiven if you can’t source this from outside Nigeria Fresh catfish  steaks, washed, gutted, any other fresh fish would work for this recipe too Assorted beef : In Nigerian context, assorted beef is referred to as meat offal, eg. Tripe (shaki), lungs, liver, cow leg etc Fresh Shrimps Ground crayfish : substitute with dried shrimps scotch bonnet chilli : While yellow scotch bonnet is recommended, I just used anyone available to me. Dried cod (panla) : substitut...

Egusi soup is thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables.  It is one of the most popular soups prepared by most tribes in Nigeria with considerable variation and often eaten with dishes like Pounded Yams.  Prepare it with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish This recipe below  will show you how to make Nigerian Egusi Soup, a popular West African soup made with melon seeds. Ingredients 1   cup   blended onions   about 3- 5 and fresh chilies, to taste 4   cups   egusi   melon seeds, ground or milled 1⁄2 – 1   cup   palm oil 2   teaspoons   fresh Une   Iru, locust beans Salt   to taste Ground crayfish   to taste 7– 8   cups   stock Cooked Meat & fish   quantity and variety to personal preference 2   cups   cut pumpkin leaves 1   cup   waterleaf   cut 3   tablespoons   bitter leaf   washed Instructions EG...