11/08/2023
15 GENERAL KITCHEN TIPS👇👇👇
1. To save already cut yam from spoiling, rub red palm oil at the cut or dip the cut part in water. it will preserve the yam till you are ready to use it again.
2. To preserve your ground fresh tomato, boil it, allow it to cool, then pour it in a clean air-tight container, pour vegetable oil on it and cover it. It will be fresh till anytime you want to make use of it. (Ensure the oil covers the entire part of the puree).
3. If you want your beans to soft faster, wash it with salt before parboiling it.
4. Bitter leaf is the best leaf for your egusi soup and the best way of washing it is to boil it with potash and salt for 20minutes. Then rinse it 2-3 times with salt and cold water in order to remove the bitter taste.
It works faster than washing it fresh.
5. To avoid stain on your hands while peeling plantains and sweet potatoes, put your hands in a salty water (water and salt) before you start peeling.
6. It is best to clean up your kitchen after cooking and not after eating your meal.
7. Always clean as you cook, so that there is less work load for you.
(Learn from Hilda Bassey's marathon cooking).
8. Add salt when cooking cocoyam for quick done.
9. To make your plantain get cooked easily, don't put it on the fire with salt. This is because, the salt will make it harder. Only add salt to it when it is almost getting ready.
10. If you want your meat to cook faster and get soft without using pressure pot, put thick iron spoon inside the meat pot while cooking.
11. Always wash your pumpkin leaf (ugu leaf) first before slicing it, not after slicing it before washing it, so that the nutrition will remain for you.
12. Always parboil your noodles, pasta and rice before cooking them. It is healthier than cooking them directly.
13. Put a bulb of onion in your vegetable oil when frying meat/fish/poultry, it gives it a distinct flavour and aroma.
14. Always use salt to wash all your vegetables and meat before cooking them.
15. If you notice that your jollof rice gets burnt and it is not well done, lower the heat and cover it well (airtight it if possible).
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