Nkwobi
Igbo-style spicy cow foot in a thick, bright-orange palm oil sauce, tossed with ugba and finished with utazi and onion rings — the iconic bar-room delicacy.
Nkwobi is the pride of Igbo pepper-soup joints and bar rooms — tender chunks of cow leg tossed in a thick, bright-orange palm oil paste seasoned with ehuru, chilli and crayfish, then finished with ugba (fermented oil bean) and bitter-fresh utazi leaves. It's traditionally served in a small wooden mortar with a cold drink, and eaten slowly with the fingers. This is the authentic buka-style recipe.
Ingredients
Serves 4
- Cow leg
- Palm oil
- Ugba
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Method
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