Ukwa

Name: Ukwa
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 7 adult serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 9 cups Ukwa.; Red oil. 1 cooking spoon; Dry fish. As desired; Ogiri(igbo locust beans)1; 3/4 cup Crayfish; to taste Salt; Knorr cubes 3; handful Bitterleaf (washed)A; 1/2 tsp Potash; 1/2 cup Pepper

Nony chef and confectionery @nonychef

The recipe comes from a native food in the eastern part of Nigeria. Anambra precisely

Nony chef and confectionery @nonychef

The recipe comes from a native food in the eastern part of Nigeria. Anambra precisely

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Ingredients

1 1/2 hrs

7 adult serving

9 cupsUkwa.
Red oil. 1 cooking spoon
Dry fish. As desired
Ogiri(igbo locust beans)1
3/4 cupCrayfish
to tasteSalt
Knorr cubes 3
handfulBitterleaf (washed)A
1/2 tspPotash
1/2 cupPepper

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Steps

1 1/2 hrs

1

Wash the ukwa and boil on the fire for 45mins. (Note) we have dried and fresh ukwa. What i made is the fresh ukwa, so if you're making the dry one, you have to soak over night before cooking. 😁
2

Melt the potash and add to the boiling ukwa. Note you will use only the water to avoid adding sand.
3

When it has boil and almost ready, add your dry fish, crayfish and pepper. Add the season cubes and salt with the Ogiri.
4

Cover and allow to cook for another 20mins. Add the red oil and bitterleaf and cover to cook for more 15mins or so. And the ukwa is ready to eat. 😋