Yam porridge is a great side dish or main dish with your choice of meat. A variation of this dish includes substituting chicken broth for water and adding stewed chicken to the porridge to become a great “one pot” meal. Other leafy vegetables like spinach and collard greens can also be added to add heartiness and protein. So as you can see it is a very versatile dish!
Ingredients
½ bag of yams or potatoes
½ onion
1 can whole tomatoes
1 tablespoon curry
2 tsp. minced garlic or 2 cloves of garlic
Salt and pepper (red or black) to taste.
¼ cup vegetable or olive oil.
water
Optional Ingredients:
Instead of water use chicken broth
Chicken
Any type of seafood
Ground crawfish
Spinach
Collard greens
Preparation:
Cover raw potatoes with water
Boil for 30 mins
Peel and quarter potatoes, and place back in pot
Add 3 cups of water or broth and continue to cook for 25 mins
Add oil, canned tomatoes, onion, curry, garlic and salt and pepper
If you have ground crawfish or any leafy vegetables, add at this time as well
Stir and cover and continue to cook for another 10 mins
If you are adding meat, add meat, stir and cook for 15 mins
Now dish is ready to serve! Enjoy!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
All in “One Pot”
Many of the dishes on this blog are “one pot” dishes. This means that after everything has simmered and stewed, your whole meal is right there in one pot. This is great for the busy mom who has so much to do during the day, but still wants to provide a great meal for her family without much effort at all. Even the inexperienced cook can whip up some yam porridge and provide dinner for 2 days! For example: on Monday you can make black eyed peas, then the next day, take the leftovers, follow the Moyin-Moyin recipe with shrimp and have another new dish for dinner. This cuts down on time spent in the kitchen, dishes, and stress all while providing a wonderful meal and saving some money! One pot is the way to go especially if you are “on the go”!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Akara (bean cake)
Here's another black eyed pea dish that is great for organic and vegetarian living. It can be used as a breakfast main course or side dish.
Ingredients:
2 tsp. red or black pepper
1 medium onion
1 small bag of black eyed peas
Preparation:
Prepare black eyed peas the same way u did the moyin-moyin
Mixture should be thick like cake mix
Fry mixture in veg. oil turning when one side browns
Ingredients:
2 tsp. red or black pepper
1 medium onion
1 small bag of black eyed peas
Preparation:
Prepare black eyed peas the same way u did the moyin-moyin
Mixture should be thick like cake mix
Fry mixture in veg. oil turning when one side browns
Moyin-Moyin
This dish can be served as a main dish with meat and rice or as a side dish. You can even eat it in the morning with grits
Ingredients:
6 oz bag of black eyed peas
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of minced garlic
1 med. onion
Olive oil for preparing aluminum containers for cooking
Salt and pepper to taste
Aluminum miniature cake pans
Optional ingredients are: fish or shrimp
Preparation:
Grind black eyed peas in blender
Place in bowl and rinse w/cold water. Casing should float to the top of the water, remove casing.
Puree in blender
In a mixing bowl, add sliced onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, and pepper
Once all ingredients are mixed add water until mixture resembles tomato sauce.
Coat aluminum containers with olive oil
Using a large spoon, place mixture into containers
Using a large pot with 1 cup of water, steam containers on med. heat checking often for 45 mins to an hour. If necessary add more water if the original water evaporates.
Let stand for 20 mins
Dish will be solid and easy to remove
Ingredients:
6 oz bag of black eyed peas
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of minced garlic
1 med. onion
Olive oil for preparing aluminum containers for cooking
Salt and pepper to taste
Aluminum miniature cake pans
Optional ingredients are: fish or shrimp
Preparation:
Grind black eyed peas in blender
Place in bowl and rinse w/cold water. Casing should float to the top of the water, remove casing.
Puree in blender
In a mixing bowl, add sliced onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, and pepper
Once all ingredients are mixed add water until mixture resembles tomato sauce.
Coat aluminum containers with olive oil
Using a large spoon, place mixture into containers
Using a large pot with 1 cup of water, steam containers on med. heat checking often for 45 mins to an hour. If necessary add more water if the original water evaporates.
Let stand for 20 mins
Dish will be solid and easy to remove
Friday, May 28, 2010
Black-Eyed Peas
Black-Eyed Peas is a good source of protein. If you are trying to live a more "green" life style or even create a hearty dish for your family, this is the way to go. You can eat it by itself as a side dish, or even add fish, shrimp, or dried Craw fish for a main dish. Perhaps the southern way of doing it would be to put it over grits or rice! Any beans can be used if you do not want to use black eyed peas.
Ingredients:
6 oz bag of dried black eyed peas
1 small white onion
Seasoning of your choice. Some suggestions are: red pepper or black pepper (not both), salt, curry, or garlic
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of oil: recommended palm oil or olive oil.
Prep:
Boil beans for about an hour
Add onion, seasoning, paste, oil, and whatever additional ingredients of your choice
Continue to cook uncovered on medium heat for 30 mins
Ingredients:
6 oz bag of dried black eyed peas
1 small white onion
Seasoning of your choice. Some suggestions are: red pepper or black pepper (not both), salt, curry, or garlic
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of oil: recommended palm oil or olive oil.
Prep:
Boil beans for about an hour
Add onion, seasoning, paste, oil, and whatever additional ingredients of your choice
Continue to cook uncovered on medium heat for 30 mins
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