pottages

EKPANG NKUKWO (COCOYAM POTTAGE): This food is usually presented at traditional marriages and also served at home.

INGREDIENTS: cocoyam, water yam, periwinkle, bonga fish, dry icefish,  palm oil, vegetable leaves, scent leaves, potato leaves, crayfish, maggi, salt, pepper, hot water, goat meat(optional).

METHOD

• Grind the water yam and cocoyam with a grater. Mix the two together and add a little salt while mixing.
• Note: the cocoyam is mixed with the water yam to hold it together.
• Wash the potato leaves.
• Wash and cut the vegetable leaves and the scent leaves.
• Wash and cut the periwinkle.
• Grind the crayfish and pepper.

PREPARATION

• Rinse a pot and set it down.
• Pour a little amount of oil inside the pot.
• Add a little periwinkle to the oil.
• Use the potato leaves to wrap the mixed cocoyam and water yam in little quantities and set place it in the pot.
• Add more periwinkle as you keep on wrapping it.
• When the yam is exhausted, add crayfish, dry icefish, and bonga fish.
• Add hot water to the pot, cover it and set it on fire.
• While it is still boiling, use a knife to cut the yam to enable it to cook well.
• Add pepper, maggi, salt and oil to desired taste.
• Add scent leaves and vegetable leaves and stir. 
• Bring the pot down and serve food hot.

 




 

ETOHO MBORO (BANANA POTTAGE )

INGREDIENTS: unripe banana, vegetable leaves, cent leaves, crayfish, dryfish, bonga fish, maggi, pepper, onions, salt, water, palm oil, periwinkle.

METHOD

• Grind the banana with a grater.  Add a little salt and mix.
• Wash and cut the vegetable leaves and the scent leaves.
• Wash and cut the periwinkle.
• Grind the crayfish and pepper.
• Cut the onions.
• Wash the dryfish and bongafish.

PREPARATION

• Rinse a pot and set it on fire.
• Pour water into the pot and allow it to boil.
• Add crayfish, periwinkle, dryfish and bongafish.
• Allow to boil for some minutes.
• Cut the banana into tiny pieces and set into the boiling water.
• Add palm oil.
• Cover the pot and allow to boil.
• While it is still boiling, use a knife to cut the yam to enable it to cook well.
• Add pepper, maggi, salt and oil to desired taste.
• Add scent leaves and vegetable leaves and stir.
• Bring the pot down and serve food hot.