Name: Ekwang (Ekpang Nkukwo) By African Bites
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Nigerian Recipes
Ingredients: 4 lbs cocoyam; 45 bunch leafy greens (cocoyam leaves, collard greens, spinach, romaine lettuce); ½ lb boiled meat beef; 12 cups cups dried fish; ½ cup ground crayfish; ½ medium onion chopped; 1 ⅛ cups palm oil /red oil; 1 tbsp bouillon granules / Maggie; 1 tbsp ground country onions; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 scotch bonnet pepper or any hot pepper (optional); 1 tsp bitter leaf (optional); Salt and pepper

RatingDifficultyAdvanced

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time50 minsCook Time1 hr 5 minsTotal Time1 hr 55 mins

It might be tedious to make but it sure worth the effort. Magic happens when grated cocoyams in cocoyam leave and cook in with dried fish, crayfish, and palm oil. I dare you to resist going back for more. Taste this yummy Ekwang (Ekpang Nkukwo) by African Bites

4 lbs cocoyam

45 bunch leafy greens (cocoyam leaves, collard greens, spinach, romaine lettuce)

½ lb boiled meat beef

12 cups cups dried fish

½ cup ground crayfish

½ medium onion chopped

1 ⅛ cups palm oil /red oil

1 tbsp bouillon granules / Maggie

1 tbsp ground country onions (optional)

1 tsp white pepper

1 scotch bonnet pepper or any hot pepper (optional)

1 tsp bitter leaf (optional)