23/10/2022
MENU: BENISEED (SESAME SEED)
RECIPE:
Beniseed
Red bell peppers
Onions
Spinach
Dried fish
Beef
Stock fish
Dry pepper
Smoked turkey (OPTIONAL)
Crayfish powder
Locust beans
Season powder
Uziza seed (OPTIONAL)
Red palm oil
Salt
PROCEDURE:
* To begin soak stock and dried fish with hot water & a pinch of salt for few seconds. Wash, debone & rinse.
* In a cooking pot, pour in the washed beef, stock fish, diced onions, season powder, dry pepper, salt, some water to cook everything until tender. Stir & cover.
* Transfer the onions, red bell peppers inside a blender, add little bit of water & blend into a smooth puree.
* Next, in a clean cooking dry pot add some red palm oil once it's hot add diced onions, locust beans then fry together for about 2mins. Afterwards, add the blended pepper mix give it a quick stir then allow to fry a bit without covering it.(NOTE: Don't bleach the palm oil).
* In another pan, pour in the beniseed then toast on a medium to low heat for about 5mins then take it off & let it cool down. Transfer into a dry blender followed by uziza seed then blend until smooth. (NOTE: Toasting beniseed gives extra flavour to the soup. Secondly, after blending it should look creamy & smooth like peanut butter but if yours looks like Egusi just add little water to mix).
* Check on the sauce which has been frying for a while stir on it then add the beniseed in badges & stir together for 5-10mins. Afterwards, add beef stock, more water, season powder, cooked beef, dried fish, smoked turkey, stir to combine everything together. Cover & cook for 25-30mins. (NOTE: Beniseed contains lots of oil so when preparing the soup be mindful of the amount of oil you add as well).
* Chop the spinach which as been nicely washed.
* Check on the soup which as been cooking for 30mins, stir on it then add the crayfish powder followed by the chopped spinach & stir to combine everything together. Turn off heat immediately.
* Serve & Enjoy
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CHEF B