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Nkwobi

Total time

110 mins

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Prep

20 mins

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Cook

90 mins

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Per head

£4.47

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Difficulty

Medium

Spicy Igbo cow foot delicacy tossed in a rich palm oil and potash sauce, a Nigerian bar classic.

Did you know?

Nkwobi is an Igbo delicacy meaning "cow foot" and is traditionally served as a social snack at bars and beer parlours across Nigeria, rarely eaten at home, always better with company.

Ingredients

Serves
  • 500g cow foot
  • 20g akaun (cooking potash)
  • 30g ugba
  • 1 bunch utazi leaf
  • 3g ehuru (calabash nutmeg)
  • 150ml palm oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tbsp scotch bonnet
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5g crayfish
  • 1 chicken stock cube

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