{"id":7718,"date":"2013-09-06T02:02:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2013-09-05T23:01:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T03:01:43","slug":"icook-meatless-efo-white-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/personal\/icook-meatless-efo-white-rice.html","title":{"rendered":"iCook: Meatless Efo & White Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a minute since I last did an iCook post. Today, I’ll be telling you about my meatless efo. This is my first time cooking meatless efo, and I don’t think it was a big deal really, but why did I make it meatless? Because (1)<\/strong> I was curious about what it’ll taste like, (2)<\/strong> I didn’t know if I had goat meat or not, and I was not willing to dig through the freezer, and (3)<\/strong> I didn’t feel like going to the African Store to get some. So that’s it.<\/p>\n

I do these posts more for show-and-tell than I do for teaching. I don’t know how to teach you to cook what I cook. I’m not good at keeping track of ingredients or telling you exactly what amount to use or how many people it will feed. Unless I’m using a recipe, I cook from my heart – whatever that might mean. But I’ll try:<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> \u00a01 pack of frozen chopped spinach<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> \u00a01\u00bd cups of white rice – raw<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> \u00a02 tablespoons of palm oil<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> \u00a02 Knorr cubes<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> \u00a01 pinch of curry powder<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> \u00a0Meat broth (goat meat, frozen)<\/p>\n

7.<\/strong> \u00a03 pieces of roma tomatoes<\/p>\n

8.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00bc\u00a0teaspoon of onion powder (because I didn’t have fresh ones, and I didn’t feel like driving out)<\/p>\n

9.<\/strong> \u00a03 habanero peppers<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> \u00a0Grate the tomatoes and peppers in the blender<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> \u00a0Pour in the pot, add the palm oil, and cook the water off.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> \u00a0Add the curry, onion powder, and Knorr cubes<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> \u00a0Stir. Then add the meat broth, let boil, then turn stove off<\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> \u00a0Add the spinach. Keep pot closed tight.<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> \u00a0Let sit for five minutes. Take it off the hot burner. Then serve.<\/p>\n

*I’m assuming we all know how to boil white rice.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Blended<\/a>

Blended tomatoes & peppers<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Cooked<\/a>

Cooked Efo<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Efo<\/a>

Efo and rice, ready to eat<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

P.S.<\/strong> My efo isn’t usually this spinachy<\/em>, but I was curious about what it’ll taste like. Not bad!<\/p>\n

P.P.S.<\/strong> I’d never have cooked efo without passengers (AKA meat) if Igwe was around.<\/p>\n

P.P.P.S.\u00a0<\/strong>I grate my tomatoes in the blender (instead of blending it into a puree) because I prefer to still see some tomato chunks, even if just a little bit.<\/p>\n

P. P.P.P.S.<\/strong> I turn the stove off before putting the spinach in because I don’t want my spinach overcooked. I like it still crunchy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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