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Nkwobi

Name: Nkwobi
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 porții
Cuisine: nigerian
Ingredients: 1.000 g cow foot cleaned, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 buc. scotch bonnet pepper minced; 1 buc. yellow onion chopped; 2 buc. bouillon cube crushed; 1 linguriță salt; 250 ml palm oil; 0,5 linguriță potash dissolved in 2 tbsp water; 2 lingură crayfish ground; 5 buc. utazi leaf thinly sliced; 0,5 buc. yellow onion thinly sliced into rings

Nkwobi is a beloved Nigerian delicacy, often enjoyed as an appetizer or a light meal. It features tender cow foot or oxtail, simmered until soft and then mixed in a rich, spicy palm oil sauce. Garnish with sliced onions and utazi leaves for an authentic touch.

O rețetă originală de Forkin

Durată totală: 3 ore
Porții: 4
Dificultate: Medie

Informații despre alergeni: poate conține crustacee și pește. Verifică întotdeauna ambalajele ingredientelor dacă ai o alergie.

Pregătirea ingredientelor

Ingrediente

1.000 gcow foot, cleaned, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 buc.scotch bonnet pepper, minced
1 buc.yellow onion, chopped
2 buc.bouillon cube, crushed
1 lingurițăsalt

sauce

250 mlpalm oil
0,5 lingurițăpotash, dissolved in 2 tbsp water
2 lingurăcrayfish, ground

garnish

5 buc.utazi leaf, thinly sliced
0,5 buc.yellow onion, thinly sliced into rings

Ustensile

bowl · large pot

Mod de preparare

Pas cu pas

1
Place the cow foot in a large pot and add enough water to cover it completely.
2
Add the minced scotch bonnet pepper, chopped onion, bouillon cubes, and salt to the pot.
3
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2-2.5 hours, or until the cow foot is very tender. Drain and set aside.
Aproximativ 2 ore 30 min.
Nota bucătarului: Cooking time can vary greatly depending on the cut and age of the cow foot. Pressure cooking can significantly reduce this time.
4
In a separate large pot or bowl, pour in the palm oil.
5
Stir in the dissolved potash mixture until the palm oil thickens and turns into a yellowish paste (this is called 'ncha').
Aproximativ 2 min.
Nota bucătarului: The potash acts as an emulsifier, creating the characteristic texture of Nkwobi sauce.
6
Add the ground crayfish to the ncha and mix well.
Aproximativ 1 min.
7
Gently add the cooked cow foot pieces to the palm oil mixture.
8
Stir thoroughly to ensure all the cow foot pieces are well coated with the sauce.
Aproximativ 2 min.
9
Transfer the Nkwobi to a serving bowl and garnish with the thinly sliced utazi leaves and onion rings.
Aproximativ 1 min.
Nota bucătarului: Utazi leaves provide a unique bitter and aromatic flavor that is essential to Nkwobi.

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Păstrare

Store leftover Nkwobi in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Reîncălzire

Gently reheat on the stovetop over low heat, adding a splash of water if needed to loosen the sauce. Do not microwave.