HOW TO MAKE NIGERIAN IKOKORE WITH WATER YAM

 

Ingredients for 3 serving

THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE IKOKORE ARE:

(Ingredients are displayed on the cabinet in trays)

  1. Water yam, (1/2 Tuber)
  2. 250ml palm Oil
  3. 2 Stock cubes
  4. Water (750ml)
  5. Dry ground pepper (3 Tablespoon)
  6. Smoked Fish (stock), 1-2 pieces
  7. Dried Fish (aro), Shredded (Optional), 1-2 pieces
  8. Crayfish, 3 Tablespoon
  9. Smoked Prawns (Optional), 1/2 cups
  10. Ogiri Ijebu (Fermented Locust Beans), 1 Teaspoon.
  11. Stock Cube,
  12. Salt to taste.

 

STEPS TO COOKING IKOKORE

  1. Slice your water yam into small pieces.
  2. Peel each piece, then grate using the smallest part of your grater
  3. When you’re done grating the Water Yam, add Salt, mix well, and keep aside
  4. Wash dried fish, and smoked stock fish and keep aside
  5. Get a medium size pot, place on heat and add water,
  6. Add pepper, stock cube, crayfish, and dried fish (leave to steam for 5 minutes) then,
  7. Begin to portion grated water yam into stew, then add smoked stock fish
  8. Add palm oil and leave it to steam for five minutes, grated yam would have clumped
  9. Stir gently to avoid breaking the lumps. Leave for a few minutes and then it is ready!