Rice & beans
Nigerian fried rice
Seasoned grains, colorful vegetables, small-batch frying.
Rice must already be cooked and safely chilled.
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Big flavor.
A little
know-how.
Soups & stews
Okra soup
A little chopping know-how for a generous draw soup.
Start with thawed, peeled shrimp.
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Soups & stews
Chicken pepper soup
A fragrant broth, with a guide to choosing the spices.
Start with fully thawed chicken.
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Snacks & sides
Chin chin
Small, golden bites with a crisp finish.
Includes the 15-minute dough rest; cool fully.
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Soups & stews
Egusi soup
Melon-seed richness. A little texture know-how.
Includes beef simmering and the egusi stages.
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Rice & beans
Moi moi
Steamed bean pudding, made in ramekins.
Plus 2 hours soaking; extra steaming batches add time.
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Rice & beans
Adalu
Creamy beans & sweet corn in one pot.
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Akara
Golden bean fritters with a light interior.
Plus the 6–8-hour refrigerated bean soak.
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Soups & stews
Asaro
Yoruba yam porridge with a soft, generous texture.
Includes peeling and cutting the yam.
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From the grill
Beef suya
Peanut-spiced beef, adapted for your broiler.
Plus 30 minutes marinating.
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Rice & beans
Coconut rice
Savory coconut grains with shrimp & peppers.
Includes a 10-minute rest.
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Snacks & sides
Dodo
Ripe plantain, fried golden and caramelized.
Includes oil heating and small frying batches.
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Soups & stews
Efo riro
A spinach adaptation of the Yoruba vegetable stew.
Includes simmering the beef until tender.
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Breakfast
Egg stew
Tender egg curds in a bright tomato sauce.
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Rice & beans
Ewa agoyin
Soft beans, deeply flavored pepper sauce.
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Rice & beans
Ewa riro
Soft beans in a rich pepper and palm-oil sauce.
Unsoaked beans may need longer to soften.
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Rice & beans
Jollof rice
Tomato-rich rice, with a better feel for steam.
Includes sauce reduction and a 10-minute rest.
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Soups & stews
Miyan taushe
Pumpkin, groundnuts & a handful of greens.
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Snacks & sides
Nigerian buns
Crisp little buns with a tender center.
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Snacks & sides
Nigerian meat pie
Golden pastry with a hearty beef filling.
Includes chilling and a short rest.
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Breakfast
Nigerian pancakes
Thin, golden & gently spiced.
Includes a 10-minute batter rest.
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Soups & stews
Ogbono soup
Learn the texture of this distinctive draw soup.
Includes simmering the beef until tender.
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Snacks & sides
Peppered gizzards
Tender simmered bites with a peppery finish.
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Snacks & sides
Puff-puff
A simple yeast batter, a golden little treat.
Plus 1–2 hours for the batter to rise.
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Soups & stews
Tomato stew
The deeply cooked base that goes a long way.
Fresh tomatoes vary in reduction time.
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Egusi. Iru. Ogbono.
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