Help! traditional nigerian dish?!?!?!?!
ok, so my class is having an african feast!. i did my project on nigeria so!.!.!. i have to prepare a nigerian dish!. i searched the web but i couldn't find any thing i could make!. i can only use ingredients that i can find at a local food place!. so help, pleasssse! i need to do this by thursday!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
What a lot of people may not know is that Nigerian food is usually VERY spicy!. They like it HOT!.
Here's a couple of recipes!.
Jollof Rice
6 -8 cups
Ingredients
1 lb parboiled rice
1 (400 g) can tomato puree
1 onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves
4 teaspoons olive oil
6 small red bell peppers, seeded and sliced or 3 large red bell peppers, seeded and sliced
1 bunch thyme, leaves picked
1 teaspoon white pepper
8 chicken bouillon cubes (recommended ( Maggi or Goya)
Directions
With blender, blend tomatoes, onions, red pepper, and garlic until smooth!. Add bouillon cubes, thyme and white pepper!.
Add olive oil to the blended paste, and set the mixture aside!. Add 4 cups of water into a pot!.
Wash the rice in hot water until the water is clear!. Drain through a fine sieve!.
Pour the rice and blended mixture into the pot of water and stir with wooden spoon!. Set the stove to medium heat and place pot on stove, then let it cook for 45 minutes while stirring every 15 minutes!.
Beef Tsire Grilled in Spicy Peanut Marinade (Nigeria)
SERVES 5
Ingredients
1 lb top round beef or sirloin steak, cut against the grain into 1/4-inch wide strips and as long as possible (wide and long as possible cut of meat)
wooden skewers, soaked 1 hour (or bamboo skewers)
Marinade
1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter, smooth and unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
Directions
Mix marinade ingredients together until it forms a smooth paste!.
Rub each meat strip with marinade by hand until thoroughly coated and place in glass pan!.
When all the meat is coated cover pan and refrigerate at least 2 hours!.
Soak wooden or bamboo skewers in cold water for at least 1 hour before using!.
Thread meat onto skewers accordian-style!. Do not bunch meat strips, leave them stretched long on the skewer!.
Grill or broil strips 15-20 minutes until meat is cooked through and coated in bubbles!. Turn once during cooking!.
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Here's a couple of recipes!.
Jollof Rice
6 -8 cups
Ingredients
1 lb parboiled rice
1 (400 g) can tomato puree
1 onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves
4 teaspoons olive oil
6 small red bell peppers, seeded and sliced or 3 large red bell peppers, seeded and sliced
1 bunch thyme, leaves picked
1 teaspoon white pepper
8 chicken bouillon cubes (recommended ( Maggi or Goya)
Directions
With blender, blend tomatoes, onions, red pepper, and garlic until smooth!. Add bouillon cubes, thyme and white pepper!.
Add olive oil to the blended paste, and set the mixture aside!. Add 4 cups of water into a pot!.
Wash the rice in hot water until the water is clear!. Drain through a fine sieve!.
Pour the rice and blended mixture into the pot of water and stir with wooden spoon!. Set the stove to medium heat and place pot on stove, then let it cook for 45 minutes while stirring every 15 minutes!.
Beef Tsire Grilled in Spicy Peanut Marinade (Nigeria)
SERVES 5
Ingredients
1 lb top round beef or sirloin steak, cut against the grain into 1/4-inch wide strips and as long as possible (wide and long as possible cut of meat)
wooden skewers, soaked 1 hour (or bamboo skewers)
Marinade
1/2 cup natural-style peanut butter, smooth and unsweetened
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
Directions
Mix marinade ingredients together until it forms a smooth paste!.
Rub each meat strip with marinade by hand until thoroughly coated and place in glass pan!.
When all the meat is coated cover pan and refrigerate at least 2 hours!.
Soak wooden or bamboo skewers in cold water for at least 1 hour before using!.
Thread meat onto skewers accordian-style!. Do not bunch meat strips, leave them stretched long on the skewer!.
Grill or broil strips 15-20 minutes until meat is cooked through and coated in bubbles!. Turn once during cooking!.
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Here's a recipe for ogbono soup which is very traditional in Nigeria!.http://www!.onlinenigeria!.com/links/Recip!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
fufu!.!.pounded yams!. u can buy it in a bag or can!. easy to make!. just add to boiling water while stiring into a fim sticky ball!. they ususally eat it with a fish or beef sauceWww@FoodAQ@Com