{"id":2227,"date":"2012-08-15T14:37:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T18:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/?page_id=2227"},"modified":"2012-08-15T14:37:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T18:37:17","slug":"nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/countries\/nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the Nigerian cuisine I prepared only two dishes Jollof Chicken and Rice and Shuku Shuku (coconut cookies). Both dishes turned out pretty good but Alex definitely preferred cookies (no surprise here).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Jollof Chicken and Rice<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.food.com\/recipe\/jollof-chicken-and-rice-172926#\" title=\"Jollof Chicken and Rice\" target=\"_blank\">The recipe<\/a> for the dish is good if you use dark meat pieces of chicken. I would not recommend using chicken breast because it easily becomes overcooked. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2226\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2226\" data-attachment-id=\"2226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/countries\/nigeria\/img_9987\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1340212192&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jollof Chicken and Rice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jollof Chicken and Rice&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?resize=584%2C389\" alt=\"Jollof Chicken and Rice\" title=\"Jollof Chicken and Rice\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9987.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jollof Chicken and Rice<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Shuku Shuku &#8212; Nigerian Coconut Cookies<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nThese cookies were a big hit with my husband and they are easy to make, so I&#8217;m going to save this recipe for the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup of powder sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 extra large egg yolks (or 4 medium large ones)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup self-raising flour for coating<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp of almond or vanilla extract (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together the coconut, sugar and egg yolks (you can add a dash of flavoring here, such as almond or vanilla extract). Form 1 inch balls, and roll each ball in flour to coat. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden (be careful not to overbake).<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2225\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2225\" data-attachment-id=\"2225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/countries\/nigeria\/img_9984\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1340129179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shuku Shuku\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shuku Shuku&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?fit=584%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?resize=584%2C389\" alt=\"Shuku Shuku\" title=\"Shuku Shuku\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elenamaximova.org\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_9984.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shuku Shuku<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Nigerian cuisine I prepared only two dishes Jollof Chicken and Rice and Shuku Shuku (coconut cookies). Both dishes turned out pretty good but Alex definitely preferred cookies (no surprise here). 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