Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, ekpang nkukwo. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ekpang nkukwo is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Ekpang nkukwo is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Ekwang, also known as ekpang nkukwo, is made of freshly grated cocoyam, then wrapped in leafy greens and slowly simmered with various types of fresh or smoked meat, fish, crayfish. Ekpang-Nkukwuo as the name implies is a native porridge well known among the Efiks and Ibibios in south-south Nigeria; it is simply a special cocoyam porridge prepared by wrapping grated cocoyam. Ekpang Nkukwo is similar to the Ijebu Ikokore (recipe HERE), as they are both pottage dishes.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have ekpang nkukwo using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Ekpang nkukwo:
- Take 1 kg water yam
- Take 1.5 kg cocoyam
- Get Perewinkles
- Prepare leaves Ugu/green
- Take Beef/goatmeat
- Make ready Dry fish
- Take Kpomo
- Get Crayfish
- Prepare Palm oil
- Take cubes Seasoning
- Get Salt
- Get Pepper
- Prepare leaves Curry
Ekpang nkukwo is one of the most favorite Nigerian foods. Entrepreneur, Educationist, God lover, the voice of reasoning, Strategist. Ekpang-Nkukwuo as the name implies is refers to a special cocoyam porridge, wrapped with tender cocoyam leaves, lettuce, or spinach. When Efik and the Ibibios are mentioned, two things readily come to mind, their fattening room tradition and their heavenly delicacies.
Instructions to make Ekpang nkukwo:
- Peel the water yam and cocoyam. Wash them thoroughly and cut into chunks
- With a wooden greater, great the two together (not sure I used the right verb here)
- Once done, mix them thoroughly together with a wooden spoon and then add some seasoning cubes and salt. Mix the paste again to ensure it goes round
- Wash and cut either the ugu leaves or green leaves
- Begin to wrap the paste in the leaves in tiny bits (this may take about an hour or more)
- The ekpang is wrapped directly into the pot that you intend to cook with
- Wash and steam your meat. Once it's done, pour them into the wrapped ekpang
- Add the already cut perewinkles, kpomo, dry fish, salt, seasoning cubes, crayfish, and pepper, then set the pot aside
- Boil some water and ensure you bring it to boiling point and then pour it into the pot of ekpang, cover it and put it on fire (PLEASE DO NOT STIR)
- Allow the ekpang to cook for about 30 minutes before you stir. Cover it again and still allow it cook
- Keep stirring until you're sure it is well cooked. You can add some more water if it looks too dry.
- Once you're sure it is well cooked, add some palm oil and the sliced curry leaves
- Your ekpang dish is ready. Bring it down and enjoy this African goodness.
Ekpang Nkukwo na very important food for di Efik pipo of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria. Dem dey cook am for big family gatherings like weddings and e dey take time to prepare. Cococyam porridge popular known as Ekpang nkukwo, is a native Efik meal and apparently is also native to Cameroonians. Made from grated cocoyam and water yam (optional). This is how to cook Ekpang Nkukwo. ▫ Peel, wash and you can either grate or blend the cocoyam. ▫ Pick Your Cocoyam leaves.
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