best fruit cleaning system ever!

so i saw a friend's backberry display picture and it had fruits in a sink filled with water, at the bottom of the picture was this; put your fruit; apples,berries,plums etc into a sink filled with water, add a cup of vinegar and watch as the water changes colour with the dirt from the fruits. tried it and my apples came out CLEAN!!! though gave them another rinse just in case ;).
Try it!

FISH PEPPER SOUP

I've been told the best fish to use for pepper soups is croaker, I guess it's because it holds together during the cooking process better than other fishes, but I've made pepper soups with catfish, Giwan ruwa, snapper and sardines. Here is a recipe for pepper soup using croaker fish.

INGRDIENTS;
1 large fish ( dressed and cut)
2 grated onions
Garlic to taste( pasted)
1 1/2 cups of water
Handful of parsley
2 tablespoons of chilli powder
4 hot peppers ( pasted)
2 tablespoons of groundnut oil
Salt and or Maggie to taste.

METHOD;
Wash the fish with a slice of lime to get rid of fishyness, then pour the oil,onion,hot peppers,garlic and chilli in to a shallow pot and fry for 3 mins on high heat. Reduce the heat and add the water and seasoning( salt and Maggie) bring this to a slow boil, then gently add your fish and the parsley and allow it to cook for 10 to 12 mins.
ENJOY!

SWEET CORN AND FISH SOUP

This is a very filling meal, especially if paired with flat bread or just plain bread buns.
INGREDIENTS;
Half a can of sweet corn
1 fish fillet
2 garlic cloves( pasted)
1 onion ( grated)
Salt and Maggie to taste
2 tablespoons of corn starch
2 small potatoes( soft boiled and mashed to a paste)
1 teaspoon of groundnut oil
1 cup of water

METHOD;
Bring the water and grated onions to a boil,after 10 mins take it off the heat and sieve the onion chaff out of the water and return the water back on the heat, add the salt and Maggie, garlic and oil, and cook for 2 mins on low heat. Cut the fish fillets in to bite size cubes and fry for 2 mins then take out of the oil and allow it to cool. Mix the mashed potatoes with 2 spoons of water and add it to the boiling water while stirring very well, then mix the corn starch with 4 tablespoons of water and pour in to the pot while stirring very well,finally add the sweet corn and fish cubes then allow the soup to simmer further for 5 mins on low heat.
ENJOY.

FLAT BREAD FILLINGS (beef)

Now that you've made your flat bread, you'll need something to eat it with, here is a beefy,veggie, hummus filling for you to try

INGREDIENTS;
Half kilo minced meat
2 teaspoons do chilli powder
Garlic( pasted)
Salt and Maggie to taste
1 tablespoon of hummus
Half onion finely chopped
3 tablespoons of groundnut oil
1 green pepper finely chopped
Spring onions 1 bulb chopped
Spinach just half a handful.
METHOD;
 In a hot wok, pour in the minced meat, garlic, chilli, onions, salt and maggie, pepper, spring onions,and spinach then stir-fry till the beef is well done, take it off the heat and mix in the hummus, slather on the flat bread.
ENJOY!

EASY PEASY FLAT BREAD.

Here is a very easy recipe for making flat bread like an expert.

INGREDIENTS;
1 cup of all purpose flour
1 tablespoon off yeast
1 teaspoon of salt
Half teaspoon of chilli powder ( optional)
Half cup of water

METHOD;
Pour the flour in to a deep bowl and add the salt and yeast, mix this in then make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in the water and begin to gently knead it, you and add more water if the flour doesn't come together or add more flour if the dough you've made is too sticky.
Once you have kneaded the dough, and it has an elastic but firm consistency to it, you can the cover and keep it in a warm dry place to rise, this can take 1 to 2 hours depending on the temperature of the room.
Take the dough out, and GENTLY knead again, then quarter the dough, and allow it to rise in a warm place for 30 mins, when the time is up, place a pan on the heat, then take the first quarter of the dough and gently knead it till its nice and flat, then lightly grease the hot pan and place the dough on it, let this cook for 5 mins on each side, or you can flip it when the dough begins to rise.
ENJOY !

EASY PEASY CHICKEN KEBABS

You'll need;
4 chicken breasts cut in to even cubes
1 whole Garlic ( pasted)
2 tables spoons of chilli powder
Salt and Maggie to taste
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
5 skewers ( wooden soaked in water)
Green, yellow and red peppers ( chopped to the size of the chicken)

METHOD;

Mix the chicken and other ingredients together in a deep pan and allow it to marinade for 2 hours, then take the skewers out of the water they are soaking in and blot them, then in turns skewer a piece of chicken and the peppers, do this till everything is skewered.
Place this in a pre heated oven and grill for 30 mins on medium heat.

EASY PEASY MEATLOAF.

Here is a simple recipe for meat loaf .

INGREDIENTS;
1 kilo minced meat
1 egg
1 onion finely chopped
1 cup of milk
Half cup of bread crumbs
Chilli pepper powder, salt and Maggie ( to taste)
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp mustard
Quarter cup of ketchup
Garlic ( to taste)

METHOD;
Mix everything except the mustard, ketchup and brown sugar. Gently pack the meat mix into a medium sized baking tin, rectangular in shape, then mix the mustard, ketchup and brown sugar and pour it over the meat mix in the tin and place in a pre heated oven and bake for 1 hour on medium heat.
Enjoy and Ramadan Kareem.