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Ekpang Nkukwo

Name: Ekpang Nkukwo
Total time: 2h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 1 kg cocoyam, peeled; 300g water yam; Bunch of fresh cocoyam leaves; 300g periwinkles; 200g dried fish; 100g stockfish; 5 tbsp palm oil; 2 tbsp crayfish; 2 scotch bonnets; Salt, seasoning

Efik pot-baked delicacy — grated cocoyam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and steamed with palm oil, periwinkles and dried fish.

2h 6 servings Hard

Ingredients

• 1 kg cocoyam, peeled
• 300g water yam
• Bunch of fresh cocoyam leaves
• 300g periwinkles
• 200g dried fish
• 100g stockfish
• 5 tbsp palm oil
• 2 tbsp crayfish
• 2 scotch bonnets
• Salt, seasoning

Method

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Grate cocoyam and water yam finely into a bowl; season.

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1
Grate cocoyam and water yam finely into a bowl; season.
2
Wrap a spoonful in each cocoyam leaf; layer into a pot.
3
Scatter periwinkles, dried fish and stockfish between layers.
4
Whisk palm oil with crayfish, chili and stock; pour over.
5
Cover with cocoyam-leaf lid; simmer on low 60-75 min until parcels are set.
6
Toss gently to combine and serve from the pot.