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500g Fish 4 tomatoes 1 cup of roasted egusi 125ml palm oil 1 large onion Salt and pepper to taste 1) Grind the onion, pepper and tomatoes. Prepare the fish and add salt. 2)Put the palm oil and water to boil in a covered pot. 3)Mix the egusi into a smooth paste and add to the liquid. 4)Cook steadily and slowly until the soup is thick. Season. Cover the pot and simmer gently until the fish is done, and the soup is of the right consistency.

4 cups of groundnut 4 tomatoes 750g meat, fish or chicken 4 okras Crabs or shrimps 21/2 liters of water or stock 1 large onion Salt and pepper to taste 4 garden eggs Method 1 1)roast groundnuts in sand over regulated fire, make to cool, remove skins and grind to a smooth paste. 2)Water and cut meat or fish or chicken. 3)Put meat, fish or chicken with salt and water in a pot and simmer gently. 4)Mix groundnut paste with a little liquid or stock and add soup. 5)Grind pepper and onions; add to soup. Add tomatoes, garden eggs and okra. Season. 6)Cook slowly till all the ingredients are tender and the soup is of the c...

Palm Nut Soup 12 cups of palm nuts 1 large onion 500g meat 500g smoked fish 3 graden eggs 4 crabs or snails Salt and pepper to taste 3 tomatoes 1) Wash palm nuts, cover them with water in a saucepan and boil until they are soft. 2)Wash the meat. Cut into neat pieces, add half the onion, a little salt and a little water. Cook slowly in a separate pot. 3)When the nuts are soft, pour out water and beat the nuts in a mortar until the skins are crashed. Put them into a bowl and...

1 chicken 1 liter of water or stock 1 large onion Salt and pepper 3 tomatoes 1 tin tomato paste 1)Pluck, and wash the chicken. Cut into joints, remove entrails and wash thoroughly. Squeeze half a lime on the pieces of the chicken. Rub well and rinse. This assists in removing the characteristic smell and slime of the chicken. If no lime is available, rub vinegar into the rinsing water. ...

500g fresh or smoked fish (thick cuts or head of large fish) 3 tomatoes 2 garden eggs(optional) 3 small okras(optional) 1 large onion Salt and pepper to taste 1 desserspoon tomato paste 1) Clean, wash and prepare fish. Cut in neat pieces, or flake smoked fish and add salt. 2) Put fish into saucepan and add some water with some grated onion. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4 minutes. 3) Remove the pieces of fish. Add the remaining water to the fish stock. Wash vegetables and add sopu. Bring to the boil and simmer gently until vegetables are tneder. 4) Remove them and grind or mash. Strain and return to soup. Add tomatto paste. Season. Continue simmering with the lid on for about 15 minutes. Add the fish and simmer for another 5-10 minutes

Meat Soup 250g meat 1 1/2 liters cold water 1 large onion salt and pepper 3 tomatoes 1 tablespoon of tomato paste 6 garden eggs (optional) 1) Trim, wash and cut the meat into small pieces. 2) Put the meat into a sauce pan, add water and a little salt, and allow it to cook for 5–12 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3) Wash the garden eggs and pepper, add the meat, and cook slowly until the vegetables are tender. 4) Add the chopped onion and tomatoes. Continue to simmer. 5) Remove and grind the vegetables, mix with liquid and strain. Return to the soup and add tomato paste. 6) Allow to simmer until the meat is tender.

1) Make use of stock; it adds flavor and nourishment to soups. 2) Cut the ingredient into small pieces a) To expose enough surface b) For ease in eating. 3) Simmer with a little onion and very little water to draw out the flavor. 4) Cook in a tightly covered pot to prevent evaporation. 5) Season carefully. Add salt at the beginning of cooking to draw out the flavor. 6) Serve hot. 7) Serve with correct accompaniments.