COOK WITH ME: EGUSI STEW | The Best Nigerian Stew for Lovers of Ofe Akwu

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Жыл бұрын

If you like Ofe Akwu (Banga Stew) then Egusi Stew is for you. It's tasty and perfect for local Nigerian rice.
❤ Ingredients
- 2 cups Egusi
- 1.5 cups Palm Oil
- Beef (ribs)
- 1 big Smoked Fish
- Red Peppers
- Habanero (to taste)
- Scent leaves
- 2 Onions
- 1 thumb Ogiri Okpei
- Crayfish
- 1 big seasoning cube
- Salt (to taste)
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@rozzettee8 Жыл бұрын

I just told my husband am making this next. He smiled ear to ear. Thanks Flo for helping some us that aren't Naija to cook delicious food for the family.

@Girlie348 3 ай бұрын

This video is remaining me when I used to eat it often. We learned from Nsukka people, Enugwu State in Nigeria. The best part of eating it is cooking white beans and white rice together and making the egwusi stew more watery than being thick. Thank you for sharing this lovely stew. Watching from NYC❤

@TheNakedTalkpod 25 күн бұрын

So true... Am Nsukka and my grandmother always made this. And any ceremony happening in the village , you are sure to eat this with white local rice. So yummy

@uche_onyia Жыл бұрын

One thing aunt Flo would guarantee you is neat cooking. I've never even bothered to look at my egusi before blending. I don learn new one. Thank you

@PrisTvv Жыл бұрын

Ofeakwu lover here😋

@Iphie2019 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! I have learnt something new. That leaf is called Arugula, it has a subtle peppery taste. At least the variety I find in the USA. Lemme make it tonight!!!

@ChiMercyNewsTv Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching, outcome of the native stew looks so yummy. Well prepared

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ❤

@storieswithauntyogeswaog1430 Жыл бұрын

so beautiful and so beautifully done! 😘😘

@blessingepelle7455 Жыл бұрын

Looks yummy. It's a must try. Thanks for sharing.

@charlesunogu5068 Жыл бұрын

It's so appetising I'm always a fan of your cooking I will try it in my next meal thanks a lot, I cook it but in a different way.i like creativity in cooking.

@CozyAmbientAscent Жыл бұрын

That rúcula is also known as arugula in the USA. Looks delicious! I will give this recipe a try. Thank you for sharing!

@RecipebyRuth Жыл бұрын

Yes I love all detailed explanation you give in all videos, habanero pepper can be hot but it has a nice flavour. I love to use scent leaf with this. My Natural aunt flo i really enjoyed watching you prepared this yummy recipe. I wish I could have a taste

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are osiri ora yourself so enter kitchen this weekend and enjoy. 😋😍 I am glad you enjoy the detail. thank you. ❤❤❤

@ChiMercyNewsTv Жыл бұрын

Stew with style, I'm here for it 😋

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Gbam! 😋😋

@sqUIshMallow_woRlD661 Жыл бұрын

That’s look amazing and good ❤

@ugoaganoke483 Жыл бұрын

This is my go to channel for delicious Nigerian cuisine recipes. Chai! See Egusi wey go Oxford. I go chop ooooo!

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Come and chop ooo. Thank you. ❤

@neci5776 Жыл бұрын

Madam Flo very nice one, I have learned so much from your cooking. Thank you, including all the tricks and hacks.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to read that. You are welcome. ❤

@ogomsseries Жыл бұрын

Omo I never had rice with egwusi ooo but my mum eats it very very well, this is prepared so well and looks yummy afterwards too.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

I can't try rice and normal Egusi Soup but with this stew? Two thumbs up.👍👍 Daalu. ❤

@Idojournal Жыл бұрын

The kind of stew my hubby loves. This looks very delicious 😋

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

The woman wey sabi her hubby! 😘😍 Thank you. ❤❤

@agnesa9978 Жыл бұрын

Nice one and keep it up

@ifechifamily Жыл бұрын

Oh Flo,I can perceive the aroma from here o. I am definitely making this soon and will eat with yam bc yam is my best food 👍

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

In fact no be say you talk, the aroma is strong! It goes well with yam too, potatoes etc. So carry go. ❤❤❤

@exciting2355 Жыл бұрын

Flo, I'm gonna make this today. Hmm, let me believe you. I have not tried this combo before. It looks good. So I made this soup. So delicious 😋. I personally can stay one year or more without egwusi soup but this combo is perfect with rice. Gracias sis.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

lol @ let me believe you! You have believed me nowwww. Haven't you? Haven't you? 😂😂😂 Both of us are on the same boat. Egusi Soup is my least favourite soup in this world. I only cook it here because of my husband. I have always seen it as stew still, it does not quite taste right with rice. But with the use of just two ingredients: bleached palm oil and scent leaves, it's completely transformed into stew. I'm glad you enjoyed it. ❤❤❤

@asa4u Жыл бұрын

Hi Flo thank you so much🤩, looks so yummy😋, will try it💃

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. ❤❤❤

@onokuokhofiaeseoghene4783 10 ай бұрын

Mummy you are the Best

@evelynsews2556 Жыл бұрын

I've been eating mine with egusi soup but this looks really yummy😋 will try it out next time

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Egusi Stew is the perfect match. 😋

@ngozidibia7278 Жыл бұрын

This stew looks delicious.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ❤

@agoiobunso Жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing so easy and look yummy going to try this tomorrow thank you so much for sharing

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. ❤ Please send me a feedback.

@agoiobunso Жыл бұрын

@@FloChinyere sure

@kelechiudoh Жыл бұрын

Love this stew.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

It's so tasty! 😋😋😋

@Nacole_Lashoun Жыл бұрын

Looks delicious! We are all hungry now!!😂 ❤❤❤❤❤

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

That's the goal. 😂😂😂

@applenwaolisa916 Жыл бұрын

Yummy am going back to my kitchen to try it thanks sister

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. ❤

@JanetAnaukwu Жыл бұрын

Olden days foods tasted better no doubt 😋 with simple ogili the dishes tasted amazing 😀 my eyes were on that grilled mackerel 🤣

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Gbam! They did not use lots of seasonings back then and the meals tasted delicious and natural. Come and grab the mackerel ooo! It's only by miracle that I don't finish it while cooking! 😂😂😂

@oparastephen482 Жыл бұрын

You are right but sometimes I asked why

@blessingokabor8052 Жыл бұрын

Nice kitchen

@ELLANMA Жыл бұрын

Ah! Big Sis this one is double blessing ooo, it can serve as stew and soup 😜😜😜! I had eaten rice and egusi soup couple of times and it was very good but now I have learnt to make the stew itself. See me see egusi stew soon💃💃💃

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

If you have a sweet tooth then maybe you can use it as soup but me no. 😂😃 It's too "sweet" for swallow. Even Egusi Soup is too "sweet" for swallow for my taste buds. Yes, the scent leaves and bleached palm oil going on in this one makes it's pure stew, try it and see how far. ❤❤❤

@uchennachukwu3822 Жыл бұрын

Chi m oooo That's my fave

@favourneche6319 Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to ur videos.... My mom even join me to do ur egusi caking technique 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Awww! I'm glad to read that. Greet your Mum for me. ❤❤❤

@lilianonuoha8560 Жыл бұрын

Yummy

@thomasanderson3892 Жыл бұрын

My kryptonite...I love all naija stews even the the pepper soup... that saved my life!

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to read that.

@mathewmathewmathew6297 Жыл бұрын

Nice one flo

@lucasoffor4849 Жыл бұрын

you're the best cook I love the most in KZfaq. Can you do a video on how to cook igbo wedding Chicken sauce stew and white rice.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Igbo Wedding Chicken Sauce? We don't have anything like that. But we have Chicken Sauce normally served at Nigerian weddings. Check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbOqm6SbntXGoHU.html to this if it's what you need. Glad you enjoy the recipes.

@mercyln6646 Жыл бұрын

Have you, have you, have you🥰❤️ As always Chichi, you score high, yummy yummy...I can taste and perceive the incredible aroma. Do you know you, I use that bitter salad (called rocket in UK) if I don't have other veg like bitter leaf. It comes out the same. Love you!

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Thank you for always complying. 😂❤🙏 A few people have said that this vegetable is bitter but I don't taste the bitterness o. It just has one hardly noticeable weird taste that my tastebuds are not classifying as bitter and the scent leaves easily mask this taste anyway. I need to pay more attention when tasting it. Or maybe it's just a case of the species they sell here. I remember trying kale here and it was sooooo BITTER but everybody in the UK and the USA say they've never tasted bitter kale. But the one I tried here was as bitter as bitter leaves and very fibrous like one is chewing sponge, I am telling you! 😂😂😂

@chidinmaobi4526 Жыл бұрын

The stew looks delish! I think the other vegetable looks like arugula. Interesting combination😊

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

That's the English name I found when I Googled but I wasn't sure if it was correct because that's my first time seeing that English name for a vegetable. Thank you. ❤❤❤

@jaspercartoonsofficial5147 Жыл бұрын

I only came to watch when you'll say "have youuuu" have youuuu ? But the grilled fish caught my attention I must have to cook this dish 😊😊😊

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@sylverlinennenna1435 Жыл бұрын

Flo your mama born you well aaa. Thanks for all you do dear, will try this. Nwaafor Kam bu

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Thank you Nnenna. ❤❤❤

@Munachim_1 Жыл бұрын

This Soup make my mouth watery ooo. Rucula is a salad leaf, it taste bitter eaten fresh. I will try cook this your soup oo. Well done FLO.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Yes, they use it for salad here. It has a slight bitter taste but the sweetness of the scent leaf overpowers it if you add just a little. Thank you. ❤

@PrisTvv Жыл бұрын

I don't like eating egusi with rice but since you have testified that this particular one tastes like ofeakwu will definitely try it as ofeakwu lover😋

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

It doesn't taste like Ofe Akwu but if your tastebuds like Ofe Akwu, they will love this one because the two stews are in the same traditional class. 😉😋😊

@exciting2355 Жыл бұрын

I hate egwusi soup but this, is a game changer. I endorse.

@solomonudochukwu806 3 ай бұрын

Mummy good day í love this ❤❤❤❤❤

@kateobire287 Жыл бұрын

Great Vlog ❤❤❤❤

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Thanks. ❤

@Jossypassion Жыл бұрын

I will sure try this one of this weekends. That vegetable is also called ruccula here. I love it in abacha. Yummy 😋 am coming to lick the pot

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Yes, it will be great in Abacha because of that slight taste that can be likened to that of garden egg leaf. 👍👏

@Jossypassion Жыл бұрын

@@FloChinyere yesssssssss

@flexikitchen3230 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was weird anytime I had egusi with rice. Thank you Aunty Flo for this recipe 🙏

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Egusi Soup is even close to stew, there are some people that eat rice with Okro Soup! 😂 You are welcome. ❤❤❤

@flexikitchen3230 Жыл бұрын

@@FloChinyere Madre Mia...oh yes okro stew!!!

@ELLANMA Жыл бұрын

What you said about adding anything to that heated oil me laugh as it reminded me of when we were still children and learning to cook. I can remember how many times we fought that kind of fire in the kitchen with pot cover ooo, our mouth oo, and even flinging the pot off the fire or pouring water🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. in fact pouring water is the worst, we run 🏃🏃 tire🤣! But we learnt later anyways..

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Chai o! 🙉🙉🙉 I can imagine the helter-skelter as I read your comment! Very dangerous something. I am glad that in all of that no one was hurt and you can laugh about it now. ❤❤❤

@nasassyXclusive Жыл бұрын

Ohhh finally…..💃💃💃. Thank you for sharing Ma’am 🙏. But unfortunately I don’t have local rice and I don’t know where to buy in Italy 🥺

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Use any rice you have there, still tasty. 😋😋😋

@obiofiongonofiok1322 Жыл бұрын

Good day n thanks for ur beautiful vedio. I want to ask is scents leaf d same with efinrin ??

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Yes. You are welcome. ❤

@aniesplatter5979 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely bussin meal 😋 😩 😍 😌 👌Amo give it a try 😋 😉 ♥️ 😀 Tfs Nne 🙌 ✊️

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Anie. ❤

@ugwuchidimma8808 2 ай бұрын

I tried ur recipe yesterday, it was very delicious, my husband ate like 3 plate 😂😂😂

@princezng3141 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Sis flo, sure gonna try it. Is it same recipe with groundnut stew? Pls could you make groundnut stew as well? Great videos as always. 👍👍👍

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

It's similar just one different ingredient. I will. Thank you. ❤❤❤

@IjeomaGloriaAnopueme Жыл бұрын

I'll try this one oh. Chai, anyhow if rice doesn't work , definitely swallow will

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Please do. If you can eat swallow with Ofe Akwu then you won't mind doing so with this one. For me, my tastebuds/throat will reject the sweet taste of scent leaves while trying to swallow with this. 😂😃

@ChiMercyNewsTv Жыл бұрын

The native stew looks yummy, even the way you're enjoying it with white rice encourages one to try it out

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

The combo is so delicious. 😋 Thank you. ❤

@chinweoti9115 Жыл бұрын

Aunty Flo, thank you so much. Please how do you preserve your egusi?

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

For the already ground one, I preserve it in my freezer (a must). For the seeds, either in the freezer or an airtight container so weevils will not enter. You are welcome. ❤

@ChibuikeUlasi Жыл бұрын

Absolutely yummy 😋 and delicious. Thank you for sharing Flo.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Chibuike. ❤

@singanasizwe1229 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you cook egusi soup with arugula leaves.

@anyimgoodness8186 10 күн бұрын

Can I use groundnut oil

@NmaLK05 Жыл бұрын

Thanks my aunty Flo, always looking for red stew alternatives, what can I use in place of ogiri and scent leaf for the US folks

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

For leaves, basil. I thought I mentioned that in the video. Ogiri okpei doesn't really have an alternative. In some recipes fermented mushrooms can do the trick, you can try it.

@NmaLK05 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@PrettyIfeoma Жыл бұрын

This stew looks so yummy 😋 will definitely give this a try this weekend😍😍😍😍.Thank you for the recipe aunty flo.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Ify. Abeg try ooo. ❤❤❤

@barbarachaplin886 Жыл бұрын

'Rúcula' is 'arugula' in English, and the leaves you show here look like arugula, but 'scent leaves' are a kind of basil, just not the basil used in Western cooking.

@ruthmakwahosman3158 Жыл бұрын

Nice one looking yummy. Pls ma where do you stay in Nigeria o US. Thnks

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Spain.

@ogochukwutv2399 Жыл бұрын

Anuty Flo u are doing well, now am hungry 😋

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Goal achieved. 😂 Oya go and prepare some. ❤❤❤

@ogochukwutv2399 Жыл бұрын

@@FloChinyere done already i no dey waste time for all ur reciped i dey give me joy. U too sabi abeg God bless u ma .

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

@@ogochukwutv2399 bless you too sweets. ❤❤❤

@beautyokechukwu8585 Жыл бұрын

Lol.... Is the utokiri uto for me....🤣🤣🤣😆

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Utokiri uto does not have a perfect English equivalent.

@anekwetevo7573 Жыл бұрын

Can I add tomatoes

@Fluuuv Жыл бұрын

This was the only way I could eat egusi growing up. We used to sneak our swallow to the dogs if my mom forced soup on us 🤣🤣

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

hehehehe lucky dog! ❤❤❤

@ngoziinyama2985 Жыл бұрын

Where have you been Flo. Welcome dear

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

I was away for some time but I came back sinnnnce. Thank you. ❤❤❤

@favourneche6319 Жыл бұрын

Please ma, what is Extractor?

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

It's that device above the cooker that sends the smell of what you are cooking and in this case, the choking smell of the bleached oil outside thereby reducing the effect in the kitchen. Watch this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7WKhdKcttSUoWg.html so see it.

@judeandeh Жыл бұрын

what's the difference between this & egusi soup?

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

The bleached oil and leaves used. These two change the taste from soup to stew.

@obed_ebby 10 ай бұрын

Now, is it stew or soup?

@aldeelollah5732 Жыл бұрын

Why is the soup not bigger than the rice.

@favourmordi6608 Жыл бұрын

I want to ask why you didn't mix your egusi with water before adding it to the meal

@joyuzoehi5756 Жыл бұрын

Adding water to egusi is optional

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

For the classic taste of this stew, you need to fry it like that. You want even the tiny water that the seeds contain to dry up as much as possible to get the "burnt/smokey" flavour so you should not be adding water at the beginning.

@chikachukwuigwe9846 Жыл бұрын

It's called basil leaves in English, thanks for showing us this local stew. And I've like the video ooo

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the rucula? You are welcome. Thanks for liking, ❤❤❤

@tubebility Жыл бұрын

I found out that some people put tomatoes in their soup 🧐 And now I'm finding out that some people put egusi in their stew 🤔

@francisumeh2449 Жыл бұрын

Nice lecture, but you added that salt like it wasn't you cooking. Hahaha! This 🍲 and other traditional foods are really going extinct. Jisie ike Ada baanyi!

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 You know me so well! For some reason this stew needed more salt that the same quantity of soup would have. Maybe because I used only one seasoning cube. Thank you. ❤❤❤

@leinyuylinyuy3779 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your recipes. It’s not healthy to bleach the palm oil. You had better used any vegetable oil.

@FloChinyere Жыл бұрын

Apart from stripping the palm oil of nutrients, what else does bleaching do? Instead of using vegetable oil for this stew, I would rather not prepare it all. I need the bleached palm oil to get the real taste and if that is missing, the aim is defeated. 🤷‍♀️