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MY FAVORITE FOOD

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So my favorite food of all time is pasta (spaghetti to be precise). Now I don't just love any kind of spaghetti, I like spaghetti prepared to my taste. I generally don't like stew, so any food with stew (rice and stew, beans and stew, etc) I'm not a fan of; I prefer gravvy or sauce (more on that later).
So back to pasta... For spaghetti, I prefer it "jollof" or stir-fried. For jollof I prepare it same as jollof rice (but sometimes without tomatoes and it works really well). For the stir-fried I usually use cabbage and carrots as the main veggies and add anything else.
Other types of pasta like macaroni, twists, etc. I prefer stir-fried.

RECIPES

JOLLOF SPAGHETTI 
INGREDIENTS 

  • Spaghetti 
  • Any protein of choice (chicken, beef, egg, fish, sausage, shrimps,etc)
  • Onoins
  • Tomatoes (fresh or tin or both)
  • Vegetable oil 
  • Pepper (red or yellow bell peppers or chilli flakes/powder)
  • Salt
  • Ginger
  • Garlic (optional)
  • Seasoning 
  • Veggies (carrot, green peas, celery,etc)
  • Ground crayfish (optional)

PREPARATION

  • Prepare protein, i.e. steam/fry meat, boil egg, prepare shrimp,etc.(depending on protein of choice)
  • Chop veggies, onions, grate ginger and garlic
  • Blanch spaghetti and strain out
  • Pour vegetable oil into pot and heat for some seconds (don't bleach)
  • Add tomatoes and onions to oil and stir, simmer for about 40 seconds 
  • Add pepper, garlic, ginger, crayfish, seasoning and salt 
  • Simmer 
  • Add protein (if using fish/shrimps/sausage/steamed meat)
  • Simmer 
  • Add spaghetti and stir
  • Add veggies and stir 
  • Add little water (depending on how soft you want it)
  • Let cook till water dries up
  • Plate
N/B: If using fried meat/fish or egg, prepare separately and add when plating. 

STIR-FRY PASTA
INGREDIENTS 
  • Pasta of choice (spaghetti, macaroni,etc)
  • Protein of choice (chicken, sausage, eggs, corned beef, fish)
  • Vegetable oil 
  • Cabbage 
  • Carrot
  • Onions 
  • Green peas (optional) 
  • Green pepper (optional)
  • Celery (optional)
  • Ginger and garlic 
  • Pepper 
  • Fresh tomatoes (optional) 
  • Seasoning 
  • Salt 
PREPARATION
  • Prepare mise en place (chop veggies, sausage, steam meat, etc)
  • Boil pasta to desired softness and drain
  • Heat pan and drizzle oil in 
  • Add cabbage, carrot, celery, chopped tomatoes, green peas, green pepper and onions, stir and leave to simmer for a few minutes (with low heat)
  • Shred meat (chicken, turkey, beef, etc)
  • Add add meat,sausage, corned beef, seasoning, salt and pepper
  • Stir and leave to simmer for about 40 seconds to 1minute
  • Add pasta and stir 
  • If using fresh eggs, whisk them in a bowl with little salt nd pepper, make a space in the center of the pan with the food, add eggs, leave to solidify a little and stir with the food 
  • Stir till well mixed (leave to simmer till desired softness) 
  • Serve

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