| Egusi - Soup
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
2 medium tomato, ground
3 pounds goat meat (optionally, fish chicken or beef)
1 cup dried crayfish
2 cups egusi , ground
1 teaspoon dried red pepper, ground or crushed
1 tablespoons salt (optional)
1 medium onion, ground
3 tablespoons red palm oil
2 maggi cubes - chicken stock
bitterleaf, chopped (optional)
5 cups water
Cooking Recipes Directions
Cut meat in small pieces and place in skillet. Combine with
water, onion, salt and boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Add ground
tomato and onion and boil for 10 minutes. Add egusi and remaining
ingredients, stirring as added. Cook for 10 more minutes,
stirring constantly and serve with eba.
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Akara - Side Dish
(Bean Balls)
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
1 lb Dried Beans (White or Black-Eyed Peas),
1/2 tablespoon of Salt,
1/2 of tablespoon of Black Pepper,
1/2 Onion finely chopped,
1 1/2 Cups of Oil (Vegetable or Palm (Red).
Cooking Recipes Directions
In a 1-quart bowl: Soak 1 Ib. of Dried Beans (White or Black-Eyed
Peas) in water overnight. Drain and remove any loose skins and put
through a meat grinder. Add 1/2 tablespoon of Black Pepper, 1 tablespoon
of Salt, and 1/2 of Chopped Onion. Beat in enough warm water to
give beans consistency so that mixture drops easily from spoon.
In a 9-inch skillet: Drop by teaspoons in hot Vegetable or Palm
Oil and fry until golden brown on both sides. Akara is served as
a Snack.
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