Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ekpang nkwukwo. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ekpang Nkwukwo is one of the Nigerian cocoyam recipes made with grated cocoyam, water yam, cocoyam leaves and periwinkle. It is a Nigerian food recipe native to the South South Eastern Nigeria. Ekpang Nkwukwo is one of the Nigerian cocoyam recipes made with grated cocoyam, water yam, cocoyam leaves and periwinkle.

Ekpang Nkwukwo is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Ekpang Nkwukwo is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ekpang nkwukwo using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ekpang Nkwukwo:

1. Make ready Cocoyam 8 - 10 (the red ones)
2. Prepare Cocoyam leaves or Ugu leave
3. Get 1 Tsp Black Pepper
4. Take 5 fresh pepper pounded
5. Prepare I cooking spoonful of Crayfish
6. Prepare Dried Shrimps slighted pounded
7. Take 3 handful shelled periwinkles
8. Make ready Dried Fish
9. Take Stockfish
10. Make ready Pomo
11. Make ready Smoked Panla fish
12. Get Palm oil
13. Get A.handful of uzuzia leaves or scent leaves
14. Prepare 1 big red onion
15. Get 1 season cube (optional)
16. Get to taste Salt

As much as I love Ekpang Nkwukwo, the wrapping puts me off but I doff my cap for you - You made it. Ekpang nkwukwo is made from cocoyam (taro), is not your every day dish and not everyone can handle it. A labour of love and flair for the intricacies of Naija cuisine (and a bundle of patience). Ekpang Nkwukwo is a cocoyam recipe eaten mainly in Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom States.

Steps to make Ekpang Nkwukwo:

1. Peel the cocoyam wash them in running water, then grate very smoothly. After grating, season with salt, black pepper and 2 table spoon of oil.
2. Prepare the.leaves by cuttinginto the strips or if using ugu kust pick yhem from the stem.
3. Cover the bottom of the.pot with oil and spead out the periwinkles.
4. Now using your hand, scoop some of the grated cocoyam into the leave and roll away from you till you form a cigar shape.
5. Placed the wrapped cocoyam into the pit on the perwinkles. - Repeat the process of wrapping till you run out of thengrated cocoyam
6. Meanwhile, you should have steamed the stockfish and pomo to soften and flavor them up. Add the stockfish, Dried fish, Smoked kpanla, the big red onion chopped, fresh pepper, remaining black pepper on the top.
7. Pour boiling water to cover the pot. Then sprinkle the salt over it and allow to cook. Add the remaining oil, season cube too, give the pot a.little shake and allow to cook.
8. Lastly, add the crayfish and scent leaf or uziza (which ever one you are using) allow to cook for 5 mins. Then stir with a wooden spoon to ge all the ingredients well blended in and taste.
9. Turn off heat and serve your Ekpang Nkwukwo

This special delicacy is relished by many and the taste is mouth-watering. Ekpang is a savoury cocoyam dish bursting with many layers of flavours Tnis dish is usually made for that special guest, friend or even business associates. Ekpang Nkukwo na porridge but wetin dem pack full for di food go burst your brain, na very Ekpang Nkukwo na very important food for di Efik pipo of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria. Ekpang Nkwukwo is one of the Nigerian cocoyam recipes made with grated cocoyam, water yam, cocoyam leaves and periwinkle. It is prepared with grated cocoyam, cocoyam leaves and periwinkle.

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