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Akara
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Akara (bean cake)
Akara is a popular Nigerian street food made from deep-fried bean cakes. It’s a beloved snack or breakfast dish in Nigeria, known for its delicious taste and crispy exterior with a soft, fluffy interior.
- 300g peeled beans (soaked in water at least overnight)
- 1 scotch bonnet
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 small onion
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 300 ml vegetable oil
- In a blender blend peeled beans, scotch bonnet, bell pepper and onion until smooth.
- Once smooth mix in nutmeg and salt, blend for 2 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, add 300 ml of oil into a deep pan.
- Using a spoon scoop a the mixture into the hot pan. Cook until golden brown.
- You may need to this a few times until the mix is done. Cool for 2-3 minutes before serving.
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Bean Pottage
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Bean Pottage
Bean Porridge is a simple one pot protein rich meal.
- 1 can black eyed beans (400g strained)
- 2 pieces plantain
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 tsp crayfish
- 1 piece onion (chopped)
- 1 piece knorr cube
- 1/4 tbsp chili powder (optional)
- 150 ml water
- In a medium saucepan pour the water in along with the strained beans and bring to boil.
- Add the onion and plantain/ cocoyam. Cook until the plantain/cocoyam is tender about 15 mins
- Add the crayfish, stock cube, salt and pepper; stir and allow to cook for another 10 mins before serving.
- Serve the bean porridge with fried or steamed plantain and sprinkle on garnish like chopped parsley if needed.
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Kaldereta
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Kaldereta
Kaldereta is a tasty vegetable dish made-up of different fresh vegetables, pork, and shrimp paste.
- 2 lbs beef (cubed)
- 3 piece garlic cloves
- 1 piece onion (chopped)
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 piece red bell pepper (sliced)
- 1 piece green bell pepper (sliced)
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup liver spread (or paste)
- 1 tsp red pepper
- 3 piece bay leaves
- 2 cups potatoes (sliced)
- 2 cups carrots (sliced)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 pinch salt and pepper (to taste)
- Heat the cooking oil in the cooking pot or pressure cooker.
- Sauté the onion and garlic.
- Add the beef. Cook for 5 minutes or until the color turns light brown.
- Add the dried bay leaves and crushed pepper. Stir.
- Add the liver spread. Stir.
- Pour-in the tomato sauce and beef broth.
- Cook the beef until it becomes tender (about 30 mins if using a pressure cooker, or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot).
- Add potato and carrots. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Put the bell peppers in the cooking pot. Stir and continue to cook for 5 minutes more.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Pinakbet
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Pinakbet
Pinakbet is a tasty vegetable dish made-up of different fresh vegetables, pork, and shrimp paste.
- 1/4 lbs pork (thinly sliced)
- 1 piece eggplant (sliced)
- 1 piece bitter melon (chopped)
- 1/4 lbs butternut squash (cubed)
- 3 pieces tomato (sliced)
- 1 pieces onion (chopped)
- 1 tbsp ginger (minced)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (crushed)
- 8 pieces okra
- 1 bunch string beans (cut to 4 inches length)
- 4 tbsp shrimp paste
- 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 pinch salt and pepper (to taste)
- Heat the pan and put the cooking oil.
- When oil is hot enough, saute the garlic, ginger, onion, and tomato
- Add the pork and cook until color turns light brown (about 5 to 8 minutes)
- Put-in the shrimp paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until pork is tender
- Put-in the squash and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until texture becomes soft
- Add the remaining vegetables and mix with the other ingredients.Simmer for 5 minutes or until all the vegetables are cooked. (Do not overcook the vegetables)
- Serve hot with steamed white rice.
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Cassava Cake
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Cassava cake
Cassava cake is made from grated cassava, sugar, coconut milk.
- 2 packs grated cassava
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1/2 can evaporated milk
- 3 pieces egg
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 6 tbsp cheddar cheese (grated)
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 14 tbsp granulated sugar
Topping ingredients:
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 2 tbsp cheddar cheese (grated)
- 2 cups coconut milk
- Make the batter by combining the grated cassava, butter, ½ cup condensed milk, ½ cup evaporated milk, 6 tablespoons cheddar cheese, 14 tablespoons sugar, and 2 eggs in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Add the 2 cups coconut milk in the mixing bowl where the mixed ingredients are. Mix again
- Grease the baking tray then pour-in the batter (these are the ingredients that you just mixed together)
- Pre-heat oven for 350F for 10 mins then put-in the baking tray with batter & bake for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Meanwhile prepare the topping by combining 2 tablespoons sugar and flour in the heated saucepan.
- Pour-in ½ cup condensed milk then mix thoroughly and add 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese while stirring constantly.
- Pour 2 cups of coconut milk and stir constantly for 10 minutes
- Pour the topping over the Cassava Cake (baked batter) and spread evenly.
- Separate the yolk from the egg white of the remaining egg (we’ll be needing the egg white only)
- Glaze the topping with the egg white using a basting brush. Simply dip the brush to the egg white and brush it on the cassava cake.
- Set your oven to broil mode. Broil the Cassava cake until colour turns light brown.
- Garnish with extra grated cheese on top.
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Sinigang
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Sinigang
Sinigang is a sour soup native to the Philippines. This soup dish recipe uses pork as the main ingredient though beef, fish, or chicken can be used.
- 2 lbs pork belly
- 1 bunch spinach
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 bunch string beans (cut to small lenghts)
- 2 pieces chili powder (or banana pepper)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 liters water
- 1 large onion (sliced or diced)
- 2 pieces gabi (cocoyam) (quartered)
- 1 pack sinigang mix
- Heat the pot and put-in the cooking oil
- Sauté the onion until its layers separate from each other
- Add the pork belly and cook until outer part turns light brown
- Put-in the fish sauce and mix with the ingredients
- Pour the water and bring to a boil
- Add the taro and tomatoes then simmer for 40 minutes or until pork is tender
- Put-in the sinigang mix and chili
- Add the string beans (and other vegetables if there are any) and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
- Put-in the spinach, turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the spinach cook using the remaining heat in the pot; serve hot.
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Adobo
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Adobo
Pork Adobo is pork cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic; considered by many as the Philippine’s national dish because of its popularity, ease in preparation, and long storage life.
- 2 lbs pork belly
- 2 tbsp garlic cloves (minced or crushed)
- 5 pieces bay leaves (dried)
- 4 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt (optional for taste)
- Combine the pork belly, soy sauce, and garlic then marinade for at least 1 hour
- Heat the pot and put-in the marinated pork belly then cook for a few minutes
- Add water, whole pepper corn, and dried bay leaves then bring to a boil. Simmer for 40 minutes to 1 hour
- Put-in the vinegar and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes
- Add salt to taste and serve hot.
- Serve with steamed rice.
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