Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Saturday, 22 December 2012
ofada stew with rice
Ofada Stew or Designer Stew with Rice – 7th Day of Christmas
For people that live in Surulere in Lagos, you would know the popular joint close to Akerele called Bank Olemoh. The Rice and stew served at the local restaurant (Buka) there is popularly called Bank Olemoh Rice or Designer rice or Designer stew and rice. I have also heard it is popularly called Ofada Stew and sometimes people mistake it for Ayamatse. The concept of designer stew is not the what we think in terms of name brands but the idea is to have multiple proteins in one pot of stew. Your proteins could range from beef to egg to tripe(shaki) to cow skin (pomo) to chicken etc. This stew is a little complex but indeed very interesting to make and it was the first dish Afrolems started with. Hope you find it easy to make. Seasons feedings….enjoy!
Ingredients
Beef
Shaki (cow or goat tripe)
Pomo (Cow skin)
Cow Intestine(optional)
Chicken
or whatever other protein you would like to add
8 tomatoes ( if you can get 2 of the pieces of tomato that are almost bad, that helps) – blended
3 scotch bonnet peppers- blended
1 red bell pepper- blended
3 cooking spoons of palm oil
1 bulb of onion- chopped
1 tablespoon of dawa dawa (iru) or Locust beans
2 tablespoons of salt
1 table spoon of dry pepper
4 cubes of Maggi
Method
*Wash, season and boil all protein.
*Fry the protein separately till brown and somewhat crispy
*Heat up 2 cooking spoons of palm oil till it turns clear. This is what is called bleaching of the oil. To prevent your smoke alarm from going off, continually take it off the burner to cool and re-heat till its clear.
*Fry the Iru (locust beans) for 2 minutes and take out of the oil.
* Toss in the onion and blended tomatoes and peppers and fry it dry.
*Pour in the seasoning and stock from the boiled protein if any.
*In a separate pot, bleach the rest of the palm oil.
* Pour in the fried protein into the pot of stew
*Once the other oil is bleached, pour into the pot of stew. (Be careful not to let it splash on your face so pour it with the cover of the pot protecting your face)
* stir in and allow to simmer for about 3 minutes.
Serve with White rice and plantain.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
How to Make Party Jollof Rice
How to Make Party Jollof Rice
I cannot believe this blog has been up and running for as long as it has been and doesn’t have the recipe for party jollof rice. Please forgive me dear Blog followers. Jollof rice is a dish that every nigerian chef seems to make differently. I prefer my jollof rice very spicy and tasting like party jollof rice. For the non-nigerian followers of this blog, Jollof rice is one of the favorites of Nigerians at parties, in their homes, in nigerian restaurants. You can also learn how to make it yourself now. Hope you enjoy my recipe for Party Jollof Rice.
Ingredients
2 Bay leaves
2 Cups of Rice
3 Cups of water
1 Clove of garlic
3 Cubes of Maggi
A pinch of Thyme
2 Teaspoons of Salt
1 Small bulb of Onion
3 Scotch Bonnet Peppers
1 Teaspoon of dry pepper
1 Teaspoon of curry powder
1 Small can of Tomato puree
7 Medium sized Roma Tomatoes
2 Cooking spoons of Vegetable Oil
Method
*Wash rice by rubbing the rice between your palms in a bowl of water and draining the water till clear.
Blend tomatoes, pepper and garlic and bring to boil till the excess water dries up.
Chop Onions
Heat up vegetable oil and pour in chopped onions and fry. Pour in the can of tomato puree and fry.
Pour in blended tomato and pepper mix into the pot and stir in. Pour in salt, dry pepper, curry, thyme and maggi cubes.
Allow it to simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.
Reduce the heat to the lowest level and pour in the washed rice. Pour in the water and stir and leave on low heat for 20 minutes or till the rice is soft.
Tip: To get the party rice flavor, increase the heat on the rice and burn the bottom of the pot with the pot covered and stir the rice after 3 minutes of burning.
Stir the rice and serve with any protein of your choice.
Scotch Egg recipe this Xmas
Scotch Egg Recipe
A Scotch egg is also known as egg devil and it is made up of hard boiled egg that is wrapped around in sausage meat and coated with Flour or breadcrumbs and then deep fried. Did you know that scotch eggs are originally an English dish and this recipe was created by Fortnum & Mason of Piccadilly in 1738?
Ingredients
300g Sausage Meat
5 Hard-boiled Eggs
1 egg for coating (not boiled)
1 cube of Maggi
2 cups of All purpose Flour
2 cups of Dried Breadcrumbs
Oil for deep frying
½ teaspoon of Salt
A pinch of dry Pepper
3 Cups of water
Method:
Season sausage with Maggi, salt and pepper.
Boil eggs with water for about 10-15 minutes.
Break and whisk the other egg for coating
Peel the hard boiled egg and mold with the sausage meat.
Dip in whisked egg then bread crumbs and finally in the bowl of flour.
Deep Fry in hot oil till brown and crisp on medium heat and allow enough time for sausage meat to cook through.
This should take approximately 3-4 minutes of deep frying.
Serve with a sweet Italian dressing.
Ingredients
300g Sausage Meat
5 Hard-boiled Eggs
1 egg for coating (not boiled)
1 cube of Maggi
2 cups of All purpose Flour
2 cups of Dried Breadcrumbs
Oil for deep frying
½ teaspoon of Salt
A pinch of dry Pepper
3 Cups of water
Method:
Season sausage with Maggi, salt and pepper.
Boil eggs with water for about 10-15 minutes.
Break and whisk the other egg for coating
Peel the hard boiled egg and mold with the sausage meat.
Dip in whisked egg then bread crumbs and finally in the bowl of flour.
Deep Fry in hot oil till brown and crisp on medium heat and allow enough time for sausage meat to cook through.
This should take approximately 3-4 minutes of deep frying.
Serve with a sweet Italian dressing.
How to prepare home made goat pepper soup at home
Asun (Spicy Goat Meat) this xmas
Chilli alert!!! If you do not like spicy food, this dish is a no-go area for you. However, if you are like me and your taste buds are dead to pepper then please proceed. I remember Christmas of 2011, I had friends over as my mum had cooked up a storm. My friends heaped tons and tons of food on their plate till they got to the Asun then they knew “power pass power!”( beyond their control). Asun is an amazingly tasty dish and can be served as an appetizer at parties. However, I believe that once you start with Asun, with the amount of water you drink, you may not have space for the main dish. Enjoy the Afrolems version of this dish.
Ingredients
1 Pound of Goat Meat
5 Blended Scotch Bonnet Peppers (Preferential- you can use more or less)
2 cubes of Maggi
2 teaspoons of salt
1.5 cooking spoon of vegetable oil
1 bulb of Onion
1 clove of Garlic
Method
Marinate Goat meat overnight with Salt, garlic, blended scotch bonnet peppers and 1 cube of maggi
Heat up oven to 380F if you do not have a grill. Grease a pan with vegetable oil and place the goat meat from the night before in the pan and place in oven for 30 minutes.
Check to see if goat meat is soft. Typically goat meat without skin should be about ready to take out at this point. However, goat meat with skin may require more oven cooking time.
Cut Onion into thin slices and heat up the rest of the vegetable oil in a pan.
Toss in the onions and fry for about 45 seconds, toss in your spiced goat meat into the pan and stir fry, add 1 more cube of maggi and salt if necessary.
Allow to fry dry and serve with Boiled plantains, roasted plantains or as a stand alone appetizer
Ingredients
1 Pound of Goat Meat
5 Blended Scotch Bonnet Peppers (Preferential- you can use more or less)
2 cubes of Maggi
2 teaspoons of salt
1.5 cooking spoon of vegetable oil
1 bulb of Onion
1 clove of Garlic
Method
Marinate Goat meat overnight with Salt, garlic, blended scotch bonnet peppers and 1 cube of maggi
Heat up oven to 380F if you do not have a grill. Grease a pan with vegetable oil and place the goat meat from the night before in the pan and place in oven for 30 minutes.
Check to see if goat meat is soft. Typically goat meat without skin should be about ready to take out at this point. However, goat meat with skin may require more oven cooking time.
Cut Onion into thin slices and heat up the rest of the vegetable oil in a pan.
Toss in the onions and fry for about 45 seconds, toss in your spiced goat meat into the pan and stir fry, add 1 more cube of maggi and salt if necessary.
Allow to fry dry and serve with Boiled plantains, roasted plantains or as a stand alone appetizer
How to make SUYA pepper spice during xmas at home
How to Make Suya Pepper Spice
“Abeg Mallam give me suya with gizzard, kidney, onions and tomato with one bitter lemon” This is the type of conversation you hear between a customer trying to place an order and a Suya Spot owner in Nigeria. If you have ever tried Suya, you will know that it is one of the best things that ever happened to grilled beef or lamb or goat or chicken. I would suggest Suya for those going on a strict protein diet. The spice gets you drinking lots of water and before you know it, you are full. What also makes Suya so unique, is the spice used to make it. I have never known the name but all I know is its called “Suya Pepper.” You could also use this spice for other dishes for a little more flavour. I sometimes use it in my Asun or Jollof Rice. It adds a distinct flavour to it. The recipe is available below.
Ingredients
- 2.5 teaspoons finely grounded roasted peanuts
- 1 teaspoon dry pepper or cayenne pepper or chilli pepper flakes (ground)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cube of Maggi
Grind Roasted peanuts to a fine powder
Add grounded pepper(dry pepper), paprika, ground ginger, garlic and onion powder and salt to the bowl of grounded peanuts.
Mix ingredients together and you have your Suya spice.
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Kabio'osi (Royalty) - Jid-Vocals, featuring Mqhele (Zimbabwean
SONG REVIEW: Kabio'osi (Royalty) - Jid-Vocals, featuring Mqhele (Zimbabwean)
Labels:Jid-Vocals,Mqhele,Reviews,Song Reviews
Jid-Vocals is a Nigerian gospel artiste, based in Ukraine. He had already released a single titled 'None Compares' (see video below) earlier this year. He is back with another single titled Kabio'osi (Royalty), a song written in English and Yoruba. He features a Zimbabwean gospel artiste, Mqhele, on this track as well.
Kabio'osi (alternatively called Kabiyesi) is a Yoruba term/name used to address kings. It means 'Unquestionable.' This song is an expression of Jid-Vocals (and Mqhele's) 'take' on the fact that Jesus, the King of Kings, is unquestionable.
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| Jid-Vocals and Mqhele |
Listen to 'Kabio'osi (Royalty) below:
Monday, 3 December 2012
Criminals still on Nigerias HONOURS list
See The Ex-Convicts Who Are Still On Nigeria's National Honours List
It is such a shame that the names of a former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, and other ex-convicts, are still on the national honours list.
Other prominent convicts whose names are on the list are former Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun; ex-Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, Cecilia Ibru; her former counterpart in the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola (still in court); and other ex-managing directors of banks convicted after they were conferred with the national honours.
President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2012 national honours awards in
Abuja in September had said that he had directed the national honours award
committee to withdraw the awards from awardees who had been convicted or
undergoing criminal trial.
Unfortunately, it appears what the President said then was a 'mere' talk without any action to back it.
Unfortunately, it appears what the President said then was a 'mere' talk without any action to back it.
facebook owner "mark zuckerberg" made $3.5billion in november alone
Mark Zuckerberg made $3.5 billion last month (November)
When Facebook first went public at $38 a share in May, Zuckerberg’s shares were worth $19.1 billion. In the following months, the stock dropped to less than half that IPO price to $17.55 in late August, pushing Zuckerberg’s net worth down to $8.84 billion.
Since then, Facebook’s stock has recovered in fits and starts and so has Zuckerberg’s wealth. November proved to be by far the most robust growth month for the stock to date, thanks to two big factors. First, the company had a strong earnings report in late October, which showed that Facebook was making progress in monetizing mobile. Secondly, the second and largest lockup period for stocks held by employees finally expired in the middle of November, which was something investors had been dreading for months and arguably held down the stock price.
As of last Friday, Zuckerberg’s net worth was $14.1 billion and will likely only continue to grow in December.
bishop oyedepo sued for £10MILLION over girls death
Parents Demand N2 Billion from Bishop David Oyedepo over Child’s Death in School Run by Winners Chapel
Posted on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 8:32 AMBy Adeola Adeyemo
The parents of late Miss Imienfan Omokaro, a four year-old who recently drowned at the Kingdom Heritage Model School, an arm of Winners Chapel in Benin, Edo State are demanding N2 billion as general damages from General Overseer of the church, David Oyedepo, within 14 days.
In a letter dated November 28, 2012 by her father, Jolly Omokaro’s counsel, the amount demanded was “for the callous and senseless killing of our client’s daughter, Miss Imienfan Omokaro.”
According to Daily Independent, Imienfan, a Kindergarten pupil of the school was reported drowned in a drum of water in a toilet in the school on November 1, 2012. Her parents were not informed of the incident until late in the day when her mother wanted to pick her from school.
The school authority and Winners Chapel had reportedly prayed for the little girl before taking her to Irowa Hospital in Benin, where medical personnel confirmed she was dead before she was brought in. According to a source who pleaded anonymity, the school authorities had kept the girl for over an hour praying for her, before finally taking her to the hospital.
Mr. Omokaro’s lawyers want Kingdom Heritage Model School to tender unreserved apology in three national newspapers, warning that if the demands were not met within 14 days, “we have the irrevocable instructions of our client to commence legal action against the school (Kingdom Heritage Model School) and Church (Winners Chapel) without any further correspondence from this Chambers.”
The events surrounding her death raises many questions which makes the anger of her parents easily understood. How did the little girl get into a drum of water and drown in it? Why should a four-year be allowed to go to the toilet unsupervised without an adult around? Why wasn’t she taken to the hospital immediately? Why were her parents not informed immediately of what had happened to their child?
Her death is indeed very sad and we pray that her gentle soul will Rest In Peace. It also serves as a wake-up call to school administrators and child handlers to be extra vigilant with the young children put in their careSunday, 2 December 2012
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