Month: November 2016

Low Carb Scotch Egg 

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So I’ve recently started the keto diet. The keto diet is a very low carb diet/high fat diet, that turns the body in a fat burning machine. This recipe is so yummy and only has zero grams of carbohydrates per Scotch egg.

Ingredients

5 boiled eggs

1 package of breakfast sausage

Thyme

Rosemary

Preheat your oven to 350 F

Season your sausage with above herbs.

Take a handful amount and flatten with a roller or hands .

Take the flattened sausage and cover 1 egg.


Continue to do this process.

Place on an oiled baking pan. Bake for 15- 20 until done.

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Cauliflower Jollof Rice

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In honor of World Diabetes Day,  I present to you Cauliflower Jollof Rice. November 14, is when we celebrate World Diabetes day. Did you know that 40,815 people died in Nigeria due to diabetes, last year.  When I saw a fellow food blogger (Afrolems) and a couple of other Nigerian Food bloggers putting together healthy recipes, I knew I had to join. Diabetes touches home for me, because my Grandfather passed away from complications from Diabetes, and my Mother has Diabetes, which puts me at double risk. So when coming up with a recipe I thought about what majority of Nigerians love to eat, rice. We love rice to the moon and back. Unfortunately rice is very high in carbs and sugar. So a great substitute would be Cauliflower rice. Still made the authentic way, with so much flavor, it’s hard to tell the difference.Topped with baked sardines and asparagus . Try this healthy recipe today. This recipe is also in honor of my late Grandfather Richard Onyemulukwe.

Ingredients 

1 medium cauliflower

1/2 medium size red bell pepper

2 small tomatoes

thumb size piece of ginger

1/2 chopped medium yellow onion

1 -2 habanero

3 tbsp of coconut oil

1 tsp salt (adjust as needed)

1 maggi

2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp white pepper

1 tsp of curry powder

1 tsp Cameroonian pepper

2 tbsp of tomato paste

2 bay leaf

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Directions:

First blend the cauliflower in a food processor or blender into a chunky rice like texture (seen below).

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Blend the tomatoes, red bell pepper, habaneros.

In a pan with coconut oil , begin to fry chopped onions and tomato paste until onions are translucent. (3-5 minutes medium- high heat)

Add in blended tomato/pepper mixture.

Add in all seasonings and bay leaf.

Continue to fry for the next 7- 12 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Add in cauliflower rice and stir. Lower heat to low continue to simmer for 4-7 minutes.

Enjoy.

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Designer Stew

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Designer stew also known as Ayamase or Ofada stew, is traditional Nigerian dish. Coming out of the yoruba tribe. Its different from the traditional red stew that is very common in Nigeria. I first tasted designer stew in my college days and fell in love. Im so thankful my roommate taught me how to make it . I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients

6 green bell peppers

2 medium yellow onions

1 medium chopped red onion

1  and 1/2 cup of palm oil

4 habanero (green if possible)

1/4 cup of iru (locust beans )

5 boiled eggs

1/4 cup cray fish

2 lbs of meat, shaki,ponmo

1/2 meat broth

dry fish

3 maggi cube

Prep

Season your meat of choice. Boil with onions and maggi.  Separate meat from broth, set aside when done.

Directions

Blend all green bell peppers and 3 habenero until smooth. place mixture in a strainer to drain the excess water. Set aside.

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In a separate pot pour in the oil and begin to heat it up on a medium-high setting. Make sure the pot is covered. Leave the pot covered for the next 10 minutes. Once it has reached 10 minutes turn off the heat . DO NOT OPEN THE POT. Leave the pot to cool off for the next 10 minutes. Your  palm oil is now bleached.

Once cooled off open pot and add in chopped red onion and the iru. Put back on medium high heat and begin to fry for the next 3-5 minutes.

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Next add in the green pepper mix and continue to fry for 3- 5 mins.

Next add in your meat, dry fish,cray fish,1/2 cup of broth, eggs, and 2 maggi cubes.

Continue to cook for the next 20 to 30 minutes on low medium heat. You will notice oil rising to the top. Remove excess oil by spooning it out.

Enjoy

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