Abefe's Kitchen

Ingredients 4 cups of rice, rinsed Plum tomatoes, 400g or 6 fresh tomatoes Tomato puree, 100g 5 scotch-bonnet peppers 3 red bell peppers, de-seeded 2 medium red onions, chopped 2 cooking spoon vegetable oil 1 tsp thyme 2 bay leaves 2 tsps curry 4 Knorr cubes Salt, to taste Cooking Instructions Add the peppers, tomatoes and onions in a blender, blend smoothly. Heat a pot on medium heat. Add the 4tsp of oil to it and leave to heat. When the oil becomes hot such that an onion thrown into it will turn slightly brown, pour the puree in, add the curry, thyme and bay leaves, let it fry until oil becomes red. Then, pour the blended mix into it stirring evenly. Add the knorr cubes and salt, then stir. Leave to cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat, afterwards add 4 cups of water to it. Cover and leave to boil. When the mix starts to boil, add the rinsed rice (rice that has been washed to remove starchy content) and cover the pot. Let it cook for 30 – 40...

I ngredients Olive oil Lemon juice Spices – garlic powder, chilli powder, thyme, curry, paprika, parsley, bouillon cubes, salt Chicken thighs Potatoes, Irish and Sweet Leeks or Onion, round/thinly sliced   Cooking Instructions Preheat the oven to 215 degrees C. Line the baking pan with foil or parchment paper. Add the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and combine. Add your chicken thighs, potatoes, and leeks to a bowl. Pour the spice mix over, add salt to taste, and carefully flip to combine. Use your hands to ensure the thighs and potatoes are all coated with mixture. Turn the mix into the baking pan Put an aluminium foil over the pan and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover, flip the potatoes over and spread some juice from the pan over the chicken and potatoes. Leave to bake for another 25 minutes, until chicken and potatoes are well cooked. Leave to cool for 5 minutes, then serve.

This seafood boil contains fresh prawns, corn on the cob, beef and sausages, boiled in a juicy, tasty, spicy broth. Perfect for get togethers, picnics, an everyday, everytime, easy cook meal for any occasion!  Keywords: seafood boil, prawn boil, corn on the cob Prep Time: 8 - 10 minutes  Cook Time: 15 - 20 minutes Total: 25 - 30 minutes Ingredients   2 lemons, 1 halved, 6 quartered  2 tbsps fish seasoning (containing celery salt, red and black pepper, ginger, paprika, dry mustard, all-purpose seasoning, cayenne and nutmeg) 2 cloves garlic smashed  1 medium onion, peeled, cut in small pieces  8 ears corn on the cob 250g smoked/precooked sausages, cut into small pieces 100g precooked, lightly seasoned beef 550g prawns, cleaned, head and shells on/off (tails stay on) -  How to clean shrimps/prawns instruction 3 tbsps butter, melted  2 tbsps ground parsley or freshly chopped extra chilli powder (for spicy palates)   C...

Ingredients 250g p lain flour, sifted  6 Medium Free-Range Eggs 200g g ranulated gugar  250g b utter  1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp vanilla extract 150g rainbow cake sprinkles Preparation 1.  Start off by creaming the butter and sugar. Using a mixer, mix the soft butter (i.e. the butter is not to be refrigerated) and sugar till the mixture is completely soft/smooth i.e. the sugar is very much incorporated in the butter, such that you can hardly feel the grains of sugar. Another sign of course is that the colour becomes sort of creamy. This step takes 30-45 minutes. 2. Turn on the oven to 150̊ C and leave to heat while you whisk all the eggs together till it’s completely smooth. 3. Add the whisked egg to the creamed butter and sugar and mix again using a mixer till it is soft. 4. Add the vanilla extract to the mix (you may use other flavours)  5. Add baking powder to the sifted flour mix in bits to the ingredients above till it is completely incorporated and smooth...

Ingredients: Corn on the Cob Salt Butter Black Pepper Coconut Cooking Instructions: 1. Place a pot of water to boil on medium-low heat. Add in some salt. 2. Then, add in the corn and cook for 6 minutes.  3. Drain water out of the corn and transfer to a plate. 4. Can be paired with some pieces of coconut as in the picture OR drizzle some melted butter on the corn and follow up with some black pepper.

Ingredients Plain flour 500g Margarine 200g (Commonly Stork) or any butter 1 teaspoon baking powder About a cup of water One whisked egg Preparing the Dough: Add flour, 1 tsp of baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Mix well, then add the margarine and mix again till the mixture looks like bread crumbs. Then begin adding water little by little gently mixing the dough. Knead the dough well for about 10 minutes or more until your dough is smooth and elastic. Then let it rest for 7 minutes. Sprinkle floor on a baking surface or floured table and place the dough on it. Then, roll out the dough using a rolling pin, making sure that the dough is firm but neither too flat nor too thick (same consistency as in the picture above. Your dough is ready to be cut.

Before and after...this simple and tasty GRILLED TILAPIA FISH  Total time: 30 - 40 mins (excluding prep time) Ingredients: 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder, depending on fish size 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp all purpose seasoning 1 tsp dry basil 1/2 tsp ginger powder (optional) 1 Knorr Chicken Cube 1/4 of an onion bulb roughly blended with 1 scotch bonnet pepper Cooking Instructions: 1. Descale and clean the fish - then soak it in a bowl of salt and cold water with one squeezed lemon in it for about 15-20mins. After, drain the water 2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius  3. Mix spices together in a bowl - Combine all spices including the pepper mix together using two tablespoons of olive or vegetable oil 4. Make two cuts diagonally across both sides of the fish  5. Then, using a basting brush, rub the marinade on the both sides of the fish ensuring that it reaches insides of the cuts too  6. Leave to marinade for at least an hour  7. After an hour, pla...

For the base: 500g potatoes cooked and then mashed 6 eggs whisked 1/2 tsp curry, thyme, chilli powder and ground parsley 1 garlic clove, grinded 1 bouillon cube Salt, to taste For the topping: 1/2 of one Red, Green and Yellow Bell peppers, sliced/diced Other toppings may include cooked sausages and bacon Cooking instructions 1.  Combine the potatoes with the eggs and spices.  Then, set aside. 2. Steam the bell peppers with some garlic in the microwave with about 2 spoons of water. If you want it even flavourful, you can fry the bell peppers lightly in a pan with other toppings and add salt to taste 3. Put 1 cooking spoon of oil in a pan on medium-low heat. 4. Add the egg and potatoe mix in, then follow up by topping  the veggie mix on the surface. 5. Tilt the pan sideways consistently until the mix is spread across the pan.  Let it cook for about three minutes. 6. Once you notice the sides firming up, tilt the pan sideways again, checking to see that the mix is not s...

DODO-IKIRE RECIPE Ewa ra dodo Ikire 😂😂😂 I can't forget those Hawkers on Osun-Ibadan Road. Ohh well this is the recipe for the popular Dodo- Ikire… Ingredients 2 pcs scotch-bonnet peppers (Atarodo) 2 pcs overripe plantains 1 cooking spoon of palm oil ½ tsp salt 1 small chopped onion Preparing the Dodo-Ikire ·          Chop the peppers and onions into tiny bits (not too tiny tho) and put aside. ·          Then peel the plantain and cut into small pieces like a dice…do not mash it as some of the plantain will already be mashed and mashing it will only make it too soggy. ·          Then combine the chopped mix with the plantain and add the salt to taste. ·          Heat up the palm oil in a pan. ·          Using a tablespoon, scoop the plantain into the oil ...

Plantain Porridge is a very terrific delicacy enjoyed by the West Africans. The Jamaicans refer to it as a "wicked" delicacy i.e. one that knocks you out and it is believed to give the African man more strength to "WORK". In some parts of Nigeria, it is also referred to as "Owo". This meal is high in iron and is enjoyed mostly when it is garnished with dry fish. Ingredients 5 Unripe Plantains 3 Ripe Plantains Goat Meat, 200g 3 pcs Dried Fish 2 tbsp crayfish 1 tbsp dry pepper ½ tsp curry 2 cooking spoons Palm Oil 1 Knorr Cube or other bouillon cubes Spinach, 70g 2 Cups of Water Salt, to taste Preparing the Plantain porridge ·          Peel the ripe plantains, dice and set aside. Also, peel the unripe plantains, dice and add to a pot of boiling water. Leave to boil for 8 minutes. Then add the already diced plantains to the cooking pot and leave to boil for 5 minutes. ·        ...