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France v Nigeria Round of 16 Open Thread

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Super Eagles or Les Bleus?

Never tried this, but it sounds good: Pork Tenderloin Diane:

1 whole pork tenderloin, cut into 8 crosswise pieces
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
1 tablespoon minced parsley

Directions

Place each piece of tenderloin between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Flatten slightly with heel of hand. Sprinkle surfaces of pork with lemon pepper.
Heat butter in heavy nonstick skillet; brown pork evenly, about 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove to serving platter, keep warm.
Add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and mustard to skillet. Cook, stirring with pan juices, until heated through. Pour sauce over medallions, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

I found this Nigerian recipe, but have no idea how it would taste. If you’re adventurous, give Plaintain Moi Moi a chance:

Ingredients

2 pcs of overripe plantain (Even if the skin is now black, as long as the inside is not decomposed)
100g plantain flour
1-2 cooking spoons palm oil
1 teaspoon ground crayfish
1 onion
Pepper and Salt (to taste)
1 Knorr cube
Cool water
Containers
Uma leaves (Thaumatococcus Daniellii)
Aluminium foil bags
Bowls
Before you cook Plantain Moi Moi

Prepare the uma leaves for the Plantain Moi Moi using the method detailed at: How to prepare uma leaves for Moi Moi.
Put the plantain flour in a bowl, add a small quantity of water and mix till you get a medium consistency.
Wash, peel and cut the overripe plantain into small pieces.
Grind the crayfish, cut the onions and pepper into small pieces.
Cooking Directions

Blend the overripe plantain pieces, plantain flour batter, onions, crayfish, pepper and stock cube with just enough water to allow the blades of the blender move.
Pour the smooth blend into a sizeable bowl.
Add salt and palm oil. Mix thoroughly till well combined.
Set a small quantity of water in a pot to boil. When the water boils, place a base for the Plantain Moi Moi wraps into the pot. This can be scrap pieces of aluminium foil, a stainless steel stand or leaf stalks from the uma leaves.
Scoop the mix into folded uma leaves, just as you would with beans Moi Moi.
Gently place the wraps in the pot of boiling water and cook for 20-25 minutes. Add water along the way if necessary.
Leave to cool down completely and set before serving.
Serve with Custard, oat meal or akamu (corn starch meal). It can also be eaten with a chilled drink as a quick snack.

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  4. 4.

    Richard Mayhew

    Go Geiger (he’s the referee and from New Jersey… First US ref to get a knock-out round game in a generation, and rumors are that if he does well and the US gets knocked out in this round or the quarters, he is on the short list for for the Semi-finals)

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    Both sides have come out punching. That and a pair of slightly iffy defences will make for a good football match.

  24. 24.

    SRW1

    Valbuena’s colleagues are a bit wasteful with the chances he sets up for them.

    Also too, Is Benzema best used so far to the left?

  25. 25.

    Elizabelle

    Don’t understand soccer (yet!), but appreciate the recipes. Bookmarking them. Thanks Randinho.

    Play ball!

  28. 28.

    mali muso

    So I missed all but 10 minutes of the first half. 0-0 doesn’t tell me much. Assuming it has been pretty boring? Normally I would root for the African team, but no one in Mali much likes Nigeria. And there are actual Malians playing for France. Ergo, allez les Bleus!!!!

  35. 35.

    SRW1

    I take that replacement as an indication that Didier Deschamp has come around to my view on the best role for Benzema.

  36. 36.

    mali muso

    Giroud was an asset in the last few games I watched, but not so much in this one I guess.

  37. 37.

    Amir Khalid

    BBC live-blog announces that Hannibal Suarez has said he’s really sorry he bit Giorgio Chiellini, and he’ll never ever do it again, honest.
    ETA: Quoth Luisito:

    “After several days of being home with my family I have had the opportunity to regain my calm and reflect about the the reality of what occurred during the Italy-Uruguay match on 24 June 2014.

    “Independent from the fallout and the contradicting declarations that have surfaced during these past days, all of which have been without the intention of interfering with the good performance of my national team, the truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me.

    “For this I deeply regret what occurred. I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this.”

  39. 39.

    Gin & Tonic

    @Randinho: I know. Just trying to have a bit of fun.

    You’re probably the guy who stands up in the movies and says “he didn’t *really* jump off that bridge, and it was a stunt man anyway, not Tom Cruise.”

  40. 40.

    Alex S.

    Those are the chances that the A teams usually exploit to beat the B teams in contested matches. That doesn’t look good for France.

  41. 41.

    Amir Khalid

    No mere mortal has the faintest clue how this match will end, and I of course am not telling.

  44. 44.

    SRW1

    @Amir Khalid:

    And the game tilting ever so slightly in France’s favour is only the rising action before the climactic collaps, am I right?

    ETA: Goalie should have punched that one.

  46. 46.

    Steeplejack

    Why doesn’t the Nigerian goalie punch that out instead of trying to one-hand it?!

  47. 47.

    Paul W.

    Man, this goalie has just had to put in yoemen’s work. He could only hold out so long considering how strong the French offense is….

  52. 52.

    Butch

    @Randinho: I live way, way out in the country, and at the stores around here even asking for an ingredient as “exotic” as lemon grass will get you a look like you’ve asked for skinless, boneless pterodactyl.

  53. 53.

    Amir Khalid

    Idle thought: Dates are a cheap, tasty and nutritious snack. Why don’t supermarkets here sell them all year, instead of only during Ramadhan?

  54. 54.

    Randinho

    @Gin & Tonic: No, I’m more of an art film person. I would be the sort of person who would stand up and say while watching Aguirre: The Wrath of God, “He didn’t say stupid; he said asshole! I know my German!”

    ;-)

  58. 58.

    Amir Khalid

    Five mins of injury time for Nigeria to save themselves.
    ETA: Nope. Na ga happen. Antoine Griezmann just gave them a two-goal deficit to make up.

  66. 66.

    NotMax

    Perfect timing. Was wondering what to do with all the uma leaves and plantain flour gathering dust in the pantry.

  67. 67.

    SRW1

    @Amir Khalid:

    The French guy on The Guardian WC football podcast stated that in his opinion 2014 may come too early for the French team to go all the way. After today’s game I think he has a point.

  68. 68.

    pete

    @Amir Khalid: Your illuminated greatness, thou hast ordained a replay of the World Wars hast thou not? Or dost thou have a surprise for us on behalf of Algeria?

  69. 69.

    Amir Khalid

    @pete:
    I wish I could tell you, but my illuminated greatness has a policy of playng his cards close to his chest. I can promise you that it will be interesting.

  70. 70.

    Alex S.

    @pete:

    Well, France is definitely going to face one of their most prominent enemies of the 20th century. But which one?

  71. 71.

    Chyron HR

    Congratulation, Mr. or Mrs. France;

    Please provide your bank account and routing number to assist me in delivering your World Cups speedily and soundly.

    Very Trurly Yours,
    Nigeria

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