Cooking time: 35 minutes Portion: 1 person Ingredients: One small red onion, chopped One medium carrot, chopped One parsnip, chopped One sweet potato, chopped One leek, chopped Half of 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped (adjust the quantity of chilled pending on how hot you like it! 350ml vegetable broth One tablespoon of olive […]
Ofada Stew (Ayamase Stew) – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 75 minutes Portion: 4 persons Ingredients: 40 pieces of unripe habanero peppers Two green tatashe peppers One medium locust bean seasoning 20cl red palm oil One big onion Two tablespoons crayfish 850 g assorted meat and fish Shaki (cow tripe) Beef Dry fish Stockfish If people refuse to look at you in a […]
Obe Eja Tutu (Fresh Fish Stew) Imoyo – Dinner Recipe
Cooking time: 55 minutes Portion: 2 persons Ingredients: 1kg fresh tomatoes or canned tomato puree 300g fresh fish (any fresh fish will do) 100g tinned tomato paste (optional) One-litre vegetable oil Five habanero pepper (atarodo) Two or Three medium bulbs of onions Two stock cubes of thyme and curry (One teaspoon each) salt to taste […]
Meat Pie – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 65 minutes Portion: 4 persons Ingredients: For the dough: 1kg (Eight cups) plain flour (all-purpose flour) 500g (1.1lbs.) margarine Two teaspoons of baking powder Two pinches of salt half a cup 125ml / 4.2-ounce cold water For the filling: 500g (1.1 lbs.) meat (minced) Two medium Irish potatoes Two medium carrots Two cooking […]
Potato and Egg – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 45 minutes Portion: 2 persons Ingredients: Five lb. Yukon gold potato (One bag, boiled) Seven ounces (200 g) chopped tomato Seven ounces (200 g) of baked beans (in tomato sauce) Four-ounces (115 g) sardines Six medium eggs or Five large eggs (beaten) Four tablespoons butter (cut into small parts) Three tablespoons of canola […]
Chicken Stew – Dinner Recipe
Cooking time: 55 minutes Portion: 6 persons Ingredients: 1kg chicken Twelve ounces (340 g) tomato paste One cup (240 ml) vegetable oil Half cup (120 ml) water Six cloves garlic Five plum tomatoes (chopped, divided) Two red bell peppers (chopped) Two habanero peppers (chopped) Two cubes of beef bouillon One half teaspoon black pepper (divided) […]
Plantain Puff-Puff (Deep Fried Dough) – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 50 minutes Portion: 4 persons Ingredients: Three half cups plantain flour Two cups + One-Two tablespoon of warm water Two-Quarter teaspoons of active dry yeast (One packet) Half – ¾ cup sugar Half tablespoon Salt oil for deep frying Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to […]
Tomato and Cashew Nut – Soup Recipe
Cooking time: 35 minutes Portion: 1 person Ingredients: This is a bit of a spin on the earlier tomato soup recipe but with an extra twist of the cashew nut. One tablespoon. of olive oil One large onion, finely chopped One crushed garlic clove 2 to 3 handfuls of ripe cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped One […]
Potato Hash – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 50 minutes Portion: 1 person Ingredients: Four medium-sized red bell pepper Three to four cloves of garlic Three large potatoes Two tablespoons butter One medium-sized onion Half a teaspoon of curry powder Half ginger powders Half-dried thyme leaves Minced meat (the quantity depends on how much of it you want in your potato […]
Goat and Spinach Stew – Lunch Recipe
Cooking time: 50 minutes Portion: 3 persons Ingredients: 1 kg of goat meat (diced) Two onions (chopped) One bunch spinach (leaves only) One ladleful palm oil One ladleful dried shrimp chicken or beef stock opaki-paki spice (looks a little like a dried pod and has a mild, sweetish taste), roasted and pounded sunyak bah spice […]