Ekpang Nkukwo
Ekpang Nkukwo is a traditional dish of the Efik and Ibibio people of southern Nigeria. It is made from grated cocoyam wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked with palm oil, fish, meat, periwinkle, and seasonings. It is commonly served during special occasions and family gatherings.
Total
03:00
Yield
4 plates
Ingredients
- Cocoyams
- Fresh cocoyam leaves
- Palm oil
- Fresh fish, Washed and cut into pieces
- Dry fish
- Stockfish
- Periwinkle
- Crayfish, ground
- Pepper, ground
- Onions, chopped
- Seasoning cubes
- Salt
- Water
- Total:
- 03:00
- Yield:
- 4 plates
Instructions
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1Peel and wash the cocoyam thoroughly.
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2Grate the cocoyam into a smooth paste.
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3Wash the cocoyam leaves and cut off any hard stalks.
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4Place a small quantity of the cocoyam paste in each leaf and wrap it securely.
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5pour plam oil into the cooking pot
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6Arrange the wrapped cocoyam parcels in the cooking pot that already contains plam oil.
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7Add the fish, stockfish, dry fish into the pot
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8pour in your pepper, onions, crayfish, seasoning cubes.
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9In a separate pot boil hot water that will be enough for the food.
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10put your cooking pot on fire and pour in the already boiled water into the cooking pot that contains your cocoyam parcels and ingredients and stir gently using a wooden spatula.
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11Cover the pot and let it cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then you pour in your periwinkles and stri gently.
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12Cover and cook over medium heat for about 1-2 hours, adding water if necessary.
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13Stir carefully from time to time to prevent burning.
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14Continue cooking until the cocoyam is soft and the sauce is thick.
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15Serve hot.
- Cuisine
- African
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 31, 2026