Hey guys. I need help!!

[sankofa]

Does anyone have a recipe (tried and true) for ukwa? I have never eaten it, and someone gave it to me, and now I am curious as to what it is exactly. So, help me if you can.

[Optimist]

what is ukwa ?

[OluwaMeki]

Originally Posted by sankofa

Does anyone have a recipe (tried and true) for ukwa? I have never eaten it, and someone gave it to me, and now I am curious as to what it is exactly. So, help me if you can.

just throw it into ur mouf and chew

[tomapep]

Ukwa is the Igbo word for breadfruit. It can be boiled or roasted, I think. People eat it in pottage form or dry fried with palm kernels.

[askimoli]

if u want to just boil it and eat it like oatmeal, all u need is ukwa and akanwu.
Boil the ukwa until it gets a bit soft, say about 20-30mins depending on the quantity. then add akanwu. The thing with adding akanwu is that too much of it makes the ukwa taste yucky. U can either put the akanwu in a cup or small bowl of water and pour that water into the ukwa, or u can break off a piece of the akanwu and put it right into the ukwa. To verify if the akanwu is too much, check the color... u are aiming for a slight green/greyish tinge to the ukwa, anything darker signifies too much akanwu and that means it will not be edible.
when it is done, i.e the ukwa is soft, drain it. then eat as u wish. a scoop of ukwa plus some of the juice, yummy.

[askimoli]

if u want to "gwo" it, follow the first directions, but with less akanwu. That is put in as little as possible, just enough to enable the ukwa soften. Drain the ukwa and set it aside. put some akanwu in hot water, In a different pot or bowl pour in palmoil, then add the akanwu, little by little, until u form a kinda soapy consistency, that is the ncha. Now with this u can add dry fish, stock fish, kpomo and all tha good stuff. If u don't want to, add in the ukwa into the ncha, then add pepper, salt and maggi as needed. this is eaten with the juice on the side. Also some people add ehuru (nutmeg?) to it, to give it that village taste.

[sankofa]

Thanks for the help oh! So basically it is like making ugba?

Originally Posted by askimoli

if u want to "gwo" it, follow the first directions, but with less akanwu. That is put in as little as possible, just enough to enable the ukwa soften. Drain the ukwa and set it aside. put some akanwu in hot water, In a different pot or bowl pour in palmoil, then add the akanwu, little by little, until u form a kinda soapy consistency, that is the ncha. Now with this u can add dry fish, stock fish, kpomo and all tha good stuff. If u don't want to, add in the ukwa into the ncha, then add pepper, salt and maggi as needed. this is eaten with the juice on the side. Also some people add ehuru (nutmeg?) to it, to give it that village taste.

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Originally Posted by sankofa

Thanks for the help oh! So basically it is like making ugba?

exactly