Summy's Cooking Connection (Eba & Okro Soup)

[chimjim89]

It's so interesting for me to see the okra blended, the way my Mum would cook it, she did not blend it but have it cut into circles. I love that way. I'm not a big fan of the blending way, or to eat my okra with stew. I don't know it's a different way, but all ways are good.

[SeasaCleaus]

I like her. She seems friendly.

[Taniosmutetela]

how do u swalow it so fast

[9igerboigrg]

@Taniosmutetela it comes natural.........especially if you are Nigerian

[maysawi1]

Kudus to u...I like

[MizzBumper91]

My grad parents are Nigerian and this feels like a bit of home all the way in Germany :)

[idealarg]

please, can you post how to make ogbono soup, pepper soup too....

[idealarg]

love her kitchen...nice...

[TheExlurker]

Marry me.......love African food especially Nigerian food.

[Bussie1981]

I would like to see you make egusi YOUR own way

[Bussie1981]

wow,nice BIG kitchen

[bjessical07]

thanks ..............dis was really helpful, God bless u

[orikara]

AUNTY SUMMY!!!....thnx 4 officially makin me HUNGRY!!!...u ROCK!!.

[LizzieAN]

after you add the eba, do you wait for a min or 2 before mixing it?

[TheMakeupvirgin]

Thanks for a wonderful recipe, but what is eba? Is it like grits? I want to try making this :)

[ziccibella]

@TheMakeupvirgin it ain't grits..gari is made for grated,dried and roasted yuca. you can get it from Fiesta store or any Africa store..it's called gari (pronounced ga-ree)

[latinabonita22]

excellent what if i wanted to use rice instead of eba???

[latinabonita22]

@latinabonita22 another thing i wanted to ask what was that thing you put into the okro after you put in blender??

[oroge]

bout to make this right now

[adorabledarl]

u r d best

[dimdim4u]

u cld also use vinegar to wash the chicken

[odvolume1]

can u use any oil to cook the eba, thank U????

[eagleazul27]

Let me re-track my endorsement of the Carotino Palm Oil. When I first purchased it, the oil was liquid at room temperature. I thought all was fine. Well, just out of curiosity I performed a test, where I poured a cup of Carotino Palm oil in a bowl and placed it uncovered in the refrige. In a matter of 10 mins. it was completely solid, unmoveable. Basically, it is no different than regular palm oil. I stopped using it. I stopped using it immediately. I now use E V Olive, Canola, or Peanut oil.

[oluwalogbon58]

thanks for that info eagle, i always use OLIVE OIL in cooking ewa and stews .. the taste is not much different but i am going back to nigeria for holidays soon and since am staying with family i have no choice but to eat what they cook .. so i just have to put up with the saturated fats etc in the cooking oil.. if you refuse to eat their food its another problem entirely...

[henabo]

thats African remix mother just to let u know

[eagleazul27]

Who would I consult about getting some traditional Naija soups on here. Soups such as Egusi, Ogbonno, and Pepper Soup? If anyone have info. on this, please feel free to respond.

[eagleazul27]

omoibile,

There is a type of Palm Oil that I recently began using. It is a Malaysian Palm oil known as Carotino. It cooks, looks, and does all that West African Palm Oil does. The only difference is that it is strictly liquid. The saturated fat is not in it. It is liquid at room temperature. The palm oil I used to buy had to be melted down like shortening or lard. It is that fat that can clog up the arteries. I would like to know if other oils (Olive and Canola) be used to cook W African food?

[oluwalogbon58]

thats interesting i will try and look for this product here in the uk, we have a lot of west african food stores all over london so its not a problem getting our foods.. i aviod palm oil like the plague now.. but nothing tastes like it when cooking our "ewa" !! i miss nigeria when i see this video... nothing like the local "bukas" to get the real taste of home... for those who dont know, a "buka" is a nickname for the local restaurants run by local women ..no ceremony but real food.

[omoibile]

Palm oil is not very good, it has cholesterol which cause fat that could lead to heart problem if taken too much. Hence our great grannies use just a little for cooking. But we tend to fry a lot and this is not good to do with Palm oil.

[vwoke]

You can also cook okro soup with tomatoe paste/fresh tomatoes as she did.That is yoruba style,most igbos cook it with palm oil and just cutting it, not blending it like she did. Though there is nothing wrong with that.

[oluwalogbon58]

thanks for pointing this out, as the fact is we do eat and cook different foods from the various tribes in nigeria ..we dont have just one food and prepare it one way.. most non nigerians wont understand this fact.

[africanbeauty113]

great video

[eagleazul27]

Isn't this dish cooked with Palm Oil? I know that much of the Nigerian/West African dishes I cook often require Palm Oil.

Also, in the West, doctors often warn against cooking with Palm oil. What could you recommend for soups and stews that require Palm Oil?

Thank you

[O663tt3]

I think she just used canola or vegetable oil. Only certain types of sauces require palm oil.

[oluwalogbon58]

palm oil is very fattening.. i have replaced this with olive oil cooking ewa as it doesnt really change the taste for me .. however because in west africa we have intense heat and people are always on the move, they tend to burn off a lot of that same fat in the way you cant do in western countries as their are so many conviences ..america is an example of that.. just replace stuff like that with lighter ingredients to your taste...

[omoibile]

Best is, use Olive oil instead of Palm oil which has cholesterol and not good for the heart.