Ugba

Name: Ugba
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 cksp Palm oil; 2 tsp Potash (akanwu); 2 cups Ukpaka; 1 tsp Ogiri (native bouilion spice); 3 fresh yellow pepper; 1 red Onions diced; 1/2 cup Blended Crayfish; 1 cube Bouillion Spice; to taste salt

Helen U @cook_7618907

lagos

this was enjoyed with boiled yam and some pepper sauce by the side with the main ugba itself

Helen U @cook_7618907

lagos

this was enjoyed with boiled yam and some pepper sauce by the side with the main ugba itself

Saved

Ingredients

3cksp Palm oil
2 tspPotash (akanwu)
2 cupsUkpaka
1 tspOgiri (native bouilion spice)
3fresh yellow pepper
1red Onions diced
1/2 cupBlended Crayfish
1 cubeBouillion Spice
to tastesalt

Saved

Steps

1

In a small bowl add 1/2 cup of water and add the potash, set aside and allow it to dissolve.
2

In a mortar, add pepper, onions and crayfish; pound properly, it should not be smooth but chunky; set aside
3

Peel Yam, Rinse and boil in a pot of water with salt and a little sugar if you so desire. Drain water once its ready.
4

Pour the palmoil in a medium sized pot, add the water of the dissolved potash, stir till its thick and yellow (very delicate mixture so be careful)
5

Add the blended pepper, onions and crayfish, bouillion cube and salt to taste; stir and taste, add native bouillion and mix in properly making sure that the native boullion is dissolved properly. then add the Ukpaka and mix in. Taste to confirm that the salt and bouillion cube is enough.
6

Heat up for a minute then serve along side boiled yam and pepper sauce