CORN AND AFRICAN PEAR ...
          HMMN... OKA NA UBE!



...boiled corn fresh and nutritoius.

IT WAS A CHILLY RAINNY AFTERNOON, AFTER  TWO HOURS OF NON  - STOP RAINFALL, I  SAUNTERED INTO MY KITCHEN TO BOIL THESE FRESHLY HARVESTED MAIZE. 


...Even former US President, George Bush loves this mouth organ...

 CHECK OUT THE AROMA AROUND MY KITCHEN AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

.. boil fresh and enjoy these.

SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED I BOUGHT SOME FRESH UBE  AT THE POPULAR OYINGBO FOOD MARKET. I JUST WASHED THEM WITH WATER AND POUR THEM OVER THE BOILING CORN. TWO MINUTES WAS ENOUGH.

I DRAINED AND WENT TO WORK WITH THE MOUTH ORGAN....


... Ube is rich in fattty acid..

Ube,  orderwise known as AFRICAN PEAR  is very common in the eastern and southern Nigeria.

......any food market in Nigeria can make this available.

 These pyramids of purple African wood pears must be roasted on hot coals or soaked in freshly boiled water to be eaten. When cooked, they taste like avocado, cut through with cream. Try roasting or boiling and eat alongside the fresh maize you have at home .......

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                  CORN - FULL DELICACY

                             

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/features/food-a-drink/164875-cornfull-delicacy

OTHERWISE known as maize or mouth organ, corn is an important source of food. In fact, corn was considered very important to the survival of the first English colonists, especially during their first winters in North-eastern America. The survival of the early colonists at that time depended on what corn they could beg, borrow or steal, plus what they were able to grow. Now that there is corn everywhere, you can have this corn meal   and several others for a try.

Corn coleslaw salad with peanut 

Recipe for six servings:

• 3 cans sweet corn or fresh corn (cooked)

• 1 bunch of cabbage (shredded)

• 5 carrots (peeled and grilled)

• 3 tablespoons of lemon juice

• 3 apples (cored and chopped)

• 1 cup raisin

• 4 tablespoons of peanut butter

• ½ pint sourced cream 

• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

   Drain the corn and reserve the juice. Mix the corn with the cabbage, carrots apples and raising in a large bowl. For the dressing, Pour the canned juice into a bowl, add the peanut butter, cream, lemon juice and seasoning to taste. Mix thoroughly and cook for two minutes. Pour over the coleslaw mixture, toss to coat and allow to cool. Serve the coleslaw garnished with lettuce. You can serve this relishing  delight on a plate of jollof rice.

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