Variety they say is the spice of life, Variety of food creates the excitement you seek for on the dining table hence we will be looking at how to prepare an indigenous food that is popular amongst the people of Anambra state of Nigeria called Ukwa.
Ukwa is known as African breadfruit, it is gotten from a specie of tree called Treculia Africana, it contains Omega-3And Omega 6 fatty acids which helps to build and maintain Collagen, this meal is beneficial to athletes, so I bet you would want to try it..
Ingredients for 2 servings
. 500g of African bread fruit (Ukwa)
. 6 pieces of dry fish
.1 medium stock fish
. A cube of Edible Potash
. 2 small stock cubes
. palm oil( a quantity enough to change the color of the dish to red when cooking
. 1 tablespoon of grinded Pepper
. 2 table spoon of crayfish
. 1 table spoon of grinded Ogiri
.2 pinch of salt to taste
. 2 small seasoning cube
Note: If using dry Ukwa, it should be soaked overnight in plenty of cold water just before the day of preparation.
Procedures
.Wash thoroughly the UKWA and put it in a sizeable pot, add water to pot that will be at least above the level of the Ukwa
. Add the edible potash,add the washed dry fish or stock fish, cover the pot and allow to cook till it is well cooked.
Note: The Ukwa Is ready if it melts when pressed also you can actually cook and spice up your fish exclusively.
.Add enough palm oil to the cooked Ukwa, add Ogiri, the grinded pepper, crayfish, stock cubes and salt to taste
. stir and add water if needed, cover and allow to cook under medium heat until the palm oil changes colour from red to yellow
. Wow! the Ukwa is ready in 20 minutes.
This meal is delicious and aromatic, what are you waiting for? get into the kitchen!!!
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