Ekpang Nkwukwo is one of Nigeria's cocoyam recipe made with ground cocoyam and water yam, potato leaves. It is a Nigerian food mostly prepared by the Cross River and Akwa Ibom States of Nigeria. Ekpang Nkwukwo is so special and mainly prepared during occasions. Ingredients for ekpang nkwukwo includes:
20g cocoyam
50g Water Yam
Vegetables
Potato leaves
Pumpkin leaves
Palm oil.
Other spicies like cray fish onions, Maggi, pepper can be added for the taste.
Procedures before preparation of the delecasy:
Peel, wash and grind the cocoyam and water yam.
put and rub palm oil in the pot.
Rinse the potato leaves and tear into medium pieces.
If using pumpkin leaves, wash these and set aside.
grind the pepper and crayfish and set aside.Wash the shelled or unshelled periwinkles. Rinse and slice the scent leaves into tiny pieces.
Directions when cooking ekpang nkukwo: If you will be using unshelled periwinkles, place these at the bottom of the oiled pot.
Scoop a small quantity of the granulated cocoyam into a piece of the torn tomato leaf. wrap the cocoyam with the leaf and place it in the pot Repeat this procedure till all the grated cocoyam is finished.
Add the pepper, crayfish, onions.
Add hot water to the level of the pot contents and set to cook on medium heat for 30 minutes. Now, add a generous amount of palm oil and salt to taste. Cook for more 5 to 7 minutes and the Ekpang Nkwukwo is ready.
