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Nkwobi - Cow leg in spiced palm oil

Nkwobi

Abi Olayiwola
Nkwobi is a delicious dish of well-cooked, tender cow leg mixed with thickened palm oil flavoured with spices and peppers.
3.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Igbo, Nigerian
Servings 6

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Wash the cow leg and pour into a pressure cooker with three cups of water. Slice one onion and add into the pressure cooker. Add the bouillon cubes with some salt.
  • Leave to cook for 20 mins after the pot comes up to pressure, then remove from heat. If you’re cooking in a regular pot, it could take between 90mins – 2hrs.
  • Separate the meat from the leftover cooking liquid.
  • Ground the calabash nutmeg in a mortar or coffee grind. Slice the remaining onion and keep aside. Wash the sliced ugba and keep aside.
  • Mix the bicarbonate of soda with ¼ a cup of water. Then mix into the oil and stir for some time to emulsify. You will get light orange, thick creamy sauce at the end.
  • Add the pepper, crayfish, calabash nutmeg, and ugba into this mixture. Add some salt to taste and mix properly.
  • Add the cooked cow leg and stir in to coat with the oil.
  • Serve in a bowl and garnish with the onion rings.
Keyword Nkowbi
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