Isi ewu
| Alternative names | Goat's head soup, spiced goat's head |
|---|---|
| Type | meat |
| Place of origin | Nigeria |
| Region or state | Igboland |
| Main ingredients | Goat's head |
Isi ewu (English: Goat's head) // ⓘ is a traditional Igbo dish that is made with a goat's head.[1]
It is a soup similar to spicy cow feet (nkwobi) except that isi ewu is made from the head of a goat rather than cow feet. Some restaurants cook the whole head at once, others reduce the amount of water used and cut the head into pieces.[2]
Ingredients
A goat head, calabash nutmeg (also known as ehu seed), onion, potash, palm oil, utazi leaves, and ụgba are required to cook Isi Ewu soup [3]
Preparation
The meat is boiled until tender inside a pot; a pressure cooker is mostly used due to the toughness of goat meat.[4]
Grated onion, seasoning, pepper and salt are added to thickened palm oil made from adding a mixture of sieved potash and water to palm oil in another pot entirely.[5]
The goat head, brain separate (mashed with mortar), calabash nutmeg, ugba are also added to the thickened palm oil after some minutes.[6]
Isi Ewu is served with sliced onions and utazi leaves when done.
See also
References
- ^ Edet, Laura. "Nigeria Recipes: ISI-EWU (spiced goat head)". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Isi Ewu (goat head) Recipe by Diana Asare". Cookpad. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Isi ewu, Goat head in spicy sauce". The Pretend Chef. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Isi Ewu". Ritman Bar & Bistro. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "Nigerian Isi Ewu: Spicy Goat Head". All Nigerian Recipes. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ Dobby (2015-09-20). "Isi ewu recipe - How to make isi ewu (Sauced goat head)". Dobby's Signature. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
External links
- Isi-Ewu: The Anatomy Of A National Delicacy, an article by Uche Nworah