27/06/2022
How to make “Isi Ewu” Nkwobi ndi Highway.🐐🐐
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Isi Ewu is a dish that is usually mistaken for the dish Nkwobi because they both have similar ingredients.
However, just as the name rings , Isi Ewu means goat ’s head which is the main ingredient and difference to Nkwobi.
Peculiar to South - eastern Nigeria , a celebration is not complete in the absence of Isi Ewu .
RECIPE
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1 Goat head
2 teaspoon of Ehuru (calabash nutmeg)
1 handful of sliced Utazi leaves
1 teaspoon of edible potash (akaun )
3 cubes of seasoning
2 medium- sized onions
2 tbsps of blended fresh pepper
1 cup of palm oil
1 tbsp of crayfish (optional)
Salt to taste
NOTE👇
Goat head has a thick bone and comes with a sooth filled skin .
Be sure to tell the butcher to scrape and cut into pieces while making sure that essential parts remain whole such as the ear , tongue and the brain .
The brain is set aside from the rest of the meat because it is used also as a thickener for the sauce.
Before we cook , be sparing in your use of water , you need little water for the stock .
PROCEDURE👇
1. In a pot, place the meat with the brain included , adding an onion (grated), the seasoning, a tablespoon of pepper , salt , water and allow to boil until the meat is tender.
2. While the meat boils , slice the other onions into rings , dissolve potash with a little amount of water and sieve .
3. A while into the meat boiling , take out the brain and place in a small mortar , add the other spoon of blended pepper and mash. When the meat is ready , separate stock from meat .
4. Pour oil into another dry pot. Little by little , pour potash into the oil and stir with a spatula until palm oil turns yellow and thicken .
5. Add the mashed brain , the stock of the meat , ehuru, crayfish , and continue to stir until blended .
6. Place the meat into the mixture and stir. Turn on the heat, until steaming hot.
7. Garnish with sliced onion rings and utazi leaves . Serve in a small wooden mortar .
