7 Reasons Why We Love Nollywood Actress Nse Ikpe Etim

Editor’s note: Naij.com contributor Ifeyinwa Nzeka analyses Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe-Etim’s love for food, and gives us an insight into the actress delicious looking foodie pictures on Instagram.

Nse Ikpe-Etim and her ‘spread’.

Here goes another reason to love Nse Ikpe-Etim; not only is she an extremely talented, multiple award winning actress, she is an unapologetic foodie who is ‘addicted to food’.

Her Instagram profile states that she is an actor, food lover and scribbler (in that order). The actress started cooking at 13 and by 15, she could kill a goat. No joke! She loves animals but loves eating meat. Once, she tried to be a vegetarian and made many vegetarian meals but then gave up!

Of  love of cooking she once said: “I tried to stop but found out it is the only place I find truth… the kitchen.”

Despite her obsession with food, Nse manages to stay trim by being active.

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Here some food porn ‘straight outta’ Nse’s kitchen.

Beef Wellington

Nse seems to love recipes from the renowned chef Gordon Ramsay. However, this did not stop her from putting her own spin on his beef wellington recipe. She added Cameroon pepper to the gravy and the reason isn’t far fetched as she wrote: “Cameroon pepper and my palette got married a long time ago…”.

She also used a shot of brandy in her duxelle (a duxelle is a mixture of chopped mushrooms, shallots or onions and herbs sautéed in butter or oil and made into a paste and used as a filling, stuffing, garnish or a spread in some cases. It is a notable ingredient in the classic beef wellington which is a dish of beef coated with pate and/or duxelle, wrapped with puff pastry and then baked and served with gravy).

When asked by a fan what she would pair the beef wellington with, Nse replied: “A medium to full bodied red wine depending on the quality of the beef used… I did not have wine… I broke the rules and had a single malt whisky.…” 

Fish pie with creamy mash and steamed vegetables.

This drool worthy photo is what dinner with Nse looks like; yes, this was just dinner on a normal day, no special guests expected. Choi! We think calling her Chef Nse is in order. What say you?

Asaro

 “All man inside pot” was what Nse called this Asaro which she made in a Dutch oven!

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This breakfast plate by Nse looks like a dish right out of the kitchen at a Michelin starred restaurant.

Eggs a la Nse!

Nse’s spinach and mackerel oven baked sunny side up.

Nse’s 2015 Easter dinner spread.

Yummy!

Nse’s 2014 Christmas spread

What was on the menu? Lobsters, pheasant, pork shoulder, Bloody Mary linguine, baps, roast potatoes, Genoa cake (a type of  fruit cake) and Christmas stuffing. Yum yum! We want to visit Nse at Christmas!We can’t wait to see what she will come up with. Yes, its November but Nse has us thinking about Christmas already!

Ifeyinwa Nzeka for Naij.com

Ifeyinwa Nzeka is a Cordon Bleu trained chef, hospitality practitioner and blogger who is passionate about Nigerian food and cuisine.

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