Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce
Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce

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Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce is something that I have loved my whole life.

Stir with a wooden spatula,as you pour in the potash the colour will be turning to yellow.use little to avoid stomach upset. Add pepper,mashed brain,ehu seed,sliced utazi and stir very well. Add the goat head to the palmoil paste and stir very well. Edible potash, which is also called Kaun/kanwuis a very special ingredient in goat head sauce, it is what helps to curdle and change the colour of palm oil and it helps to thicken the palm oil for perfect coating of the meat.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce using 10 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce:
  1. Take 1 full goat head
  2. Take 1 big bulb of onion(sliced in a circular shape)
  3. Take Sliced Ugba/ukpaka aka oil beans (washed)
  4. Get Crayfish
  5. Get leaf Sliced Utazi
  6. Make ready Fresh pepper
  7. Make ready cube Seasoning
  8. Make ready Salt
  9. Take Potash
  10. Take Palm oil

Pre-Cooking Step In Making Isi-Ewu Get your goat head chopped into smaller pieces. This could be done by the meat sellers. Isi Ewu is a dish that is usually mistaken for the dish Nkwobi because they both have similar ingredients. However, just as the name rings, Isi Ewu means goat's head which is the main ingredient.

Steps to make Isi ewu (goat head) in potash sauce:
  1. Cut the goat head and wash thoroughly.Remove the brain and wrap in an aluminum foil
  2. Place the washed meat in a pot..add in Salt, onion and seasoning cubes. Cook along side with wrapped brain till its tender to your taste. Then bring out from fire and remove the brain
  3. Break the potash and pound into powder. If you bought the one that is not grounded skip the pounding and dissolve in little water and strain with a fine mesh to remove sand or undissolved particles. Then set aside
  4. In a mortar pound crayfish,pepper, onions and goat brain(u can also blend) then put in a plate
  5. Place a pot on fire and heat. Pour in Palm oil let it heat and add the pounded pepper and the brain mix
  6. Leave it to cook for about 3 mins add a pinch of salt
  7. Pour in the strained and dissolved potash in the mortar
  8. Pour the content of the palm oil and mix with the pestle.
  9. When it's properly mixed.
  10. Add the goat head without the stock (meat water) u can add in a little stock if the mixture is too thick
  11. Then mix all together
  12. Add in the sliced ugba/ukpaka. Check for salt at this stage
  13. Add the sliced Utazi leaf and mix
  14. Scoop into a plate
  15. Top with sliced onions and Utazi leaves.
  16. Your isiewu is ready

Isi Ewu is a dish that is usually mistaken for the dish Nkwobi because they both have similar ingredients. However, just as the name rings, Isi Ewu means goat's head which is the main ingredient. About the food: Isi ewu is a traditional Igbo dish that is made with a goat's head; Isi Ewu as the name implies is a spiced goat head recipe; this is one of the most requested delicious traditional food with its origin from South-eastern parts of Nigerian; there is no traditional marriage, chieftaincy tittle or special traditional gatherings without Isi Ewu. Directions for making Isi Ewu Cook the goat head with the chunks of onion, the stock cubes and as little water as possible. Top up the water as necessary but make sure there is as little water as possible in the pot.

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