The Yellow Plantain, from the family of bananas, can be fried or boiled. Some like the plantain really ripe and soft; others like it just right and fresh. Some also like it fried till it’s deep brown in color, while others prefer that it maintains its yellow color. Fried Yellow Plantain can be eaten alone … Continue reading Cooking with Unmis: Fried Yellow Plantains
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Boiled Yam
Yam is an edible tuber which can be cooked in a variety of ways. “This substance ranges in color from white or yellow to purple or pink in mature yams.” I haven’t seen the purple or pink yams yet. Credits: UnmisBottom left-cooked yellow yam; bottom right-cooked white yam with corned beef stew.
How do you like your Beans? 😍
Credits: Unmis The above pictures show cooked Beans in its whole form, cooked with corn, mashed, ground and steamed, and ground and fried. . . . Beans come in a variety of types. It has been stated that, globally, there are 40,000 types of beans. The most common ones in the U.S. include: Red (Kidney) … Continue reading How do you like your Beans? 😍
Cooking with Unmis: Stewing Chicken Stew
Credits: Unmis Chicken Stew is ready. Eat over Steamed or Jollof Rice and/or add over Egusi or Ewedu when eating the Solids (such as Fufu, Eba, Farina, Amala, etc.)
Cooking with Unmis: Assorted Meat Stew
Credits: Unmis Your Assorted Meat Stew is best eaten over rice and/or add over Egusi or Ewedu when eating the Solids (such as Fufu, Eba, Farina, Amala, etc.)
Cooking with Unmis: Ewedu (aka Jute Leaves)
Credits: Unmis Corchorus is the genus for Jute leaves, known as Ewedu by Yorubas (one of the main Nigerian tribes). Corchorus has about 40-100 species “with jute applying to the fiber produced from the plant, and jute mallow leaves for the leaves used as a vegetable.” Credits: Left, Vorpur.con Jute leaves is common amongst Asians … Continue reading Cooking with Unmis: Ewedu (aka Jute Leaves)
Aata Din-din (Fried Sauce)
Credits: UNMIS As the name implies, this sauce is fried with little or no water added. Any water added is allowed to dry out while cooking to maintain its potency. Ingredients My Sauce Oil (your choice of palm, olive, vegetable, corn, etc.)Maggi (or any bouillon) cubeTomato PasteOnionSalt Cooking Instructions Pour My Sauce into a small … Continue reading Aata Din-din (Fried Sauce)
Recipe: Egusi Stew
Courtesy of (C) UNMIS I’ve been cooking people but haven’t posted any recipe lately! Today I’m sharing a few 😍 Enjoy! . . . Egusi Stew on Tik Tok! There has been a rave, on Tik Tok, of folks eating and/or trying Egusi Stew for the first time; thus popularizing the West African/Nigerian, delicacy. These … Continue reading Recipe: Egusi Stew
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