Egusi Soup

1 medium size chicken

16 oz Stewing beef

Seasoning Salt

Crushed hot pepper

3 chicken bouillion cubes

16 oz chopped spinach (can use fresh or frozen)

1 pack (approx 4-6 oz) ^ground melon seed (egusi)

½ cup *Palm oil

Cut up chicken into 8-10 pieces

Place chicken and beef in a pot

Add water – enough to cover chicken and beef

Add spinach (if frozen, use ½ cup less water)

Place on heat and bring to boil

Add seasoning salt, boullion cubes and hot pepper

Add egusi

Simmer down until approximately 1 cup of water is left

Serve with rice or plantain fufu

*Plantain fufu – follow instructions on package

*Can purchase egusi, plantain fufu, plantains and palm oil from any international grocery store that sells West African foods (e.g Carolina Market off New Bern Ave)

Nigerian Soup

1 medium size chicken

16 oz Stewing beef

Seasoning Salt

Crushed hot pepper

3 chicken bouillion cubes

Turnip greens (about 8-10 leaves)

Cut up chicken into 8-10 pieces

Place chicken and beef in sauce pan

Add water – enough to cover chicken and beef

Add turnip greens

Place on heat and bring to boil

Add seasoning salt, boullion cubes and hot pepper

Simmer down for approximately 20-30 minutes

Can serve over rice or boiled potatoes.
Cook rice per package instructions. Boil Potatoes until cooked.

DoDo (Fried Plantains)

4 very ripe *plantains

½ cup cooking oil

Plantains have to be extremely ripe (soft with dark brown peel)

Cut each plantain in half

Peel the plantains

Slice each half lengthwise into four slices

Heat oil on medium high setting

Fry plantain slices until golden brown on each side

Remove from cooking oil and serve

Jollof Rice

1 lb boneless chicken

1 lb beef

½ medium peeled shrimp

1 cup cooking oil

1 lb mixed vegetable (frozen)

3 cups parboiled rice (Uncle Ben’s converted long grain rice)

½ tsp Seasoned salt

3 boullion cubes (chicken or beef flavored)

½ tsp Black pepper

1 medium onion

1 red bell pepper

2 tablespoons tomatoe paste

Cook rice per package instructions

Cut chicken and beef into small pieces and brown in the cooking oil over medium-high heat. Remove from oil and let oil cool down

Peel and cut up onion in chunks

Cut up bell pepper

Place onion, bell pepper, tomatoe paste in blender and puree

Pour puree mixture in pot with oil and add seasoned salt, bouillion cubes and black pepper

Add rice, chicken. beef and shrimp

Add 1 cup water

Cover and bring to boil.

Let simmer until water dries – stir as needed.