Nigerian Isi Ewu (Spicy Goat Head) | All Nigerian Recipes | Flo Chinyere

Nigerian Food is yummy! See more Nigerian recipes: http://bit.ly/NigerianRecipes See more information about this recipe by clicking "Show More" below. Nigerian Isi ewu is often confused with Nigerian Nkwobi. Both of them are similar but not quite the same. Ingredients for Isi Ewu 1 Goat Head 15 cl (150ml) Red Palm Oil 2 teaspoons ground Ehu (Calabash Nutmeg) 1 tablespoon powdered edible potash 2 big beef flavoured stock cubes 2 medium onions 2 habanero peppers Salt to taste For garnishing the Isi Ewu 1 Onion About 15 Utazi leaves (Gongronema ratifolium) Isi ewu is traditionally served in wooden mortars known as okwa. Download eCookbook: http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/nig... Facebook Fan page:   / allnigerianrecipes   Notes about the ingredients 1. In Nigerian restaurants, the goat heads are cooked whole (without cutting them up) because they have a big pot where they can pile several goat heads and cook them at the same time. When preparing one goat head, it is not be practical to cook it whole because you will need lots of water to get the goat head well cooked. And since we do not want lots of water in the meat when done, it is better to cut the isi ewu up before cooking it. 2. Goat meat is quite tough so if you have a pressure cooker, do use it for cooking it to save time and gas/electricity. 3. Ehu (Calabash Nutmeg) is a very traditional ingredient that is difficult to find outide Nigeria. If you can't buy it where you live, just prepare the Isi ewu without it. Ordinary nutmeg is not an alternative to this because they are not similar in any way. If you have friends or family in Nigeria, they will be able to buy ehu seeds and send to you, a small quantity goes a long way. 4. Potash is what makes the palm oil curdle as you will see in the video below. An alternative I know is what we call Ngu in Igbo. Ngu is even more traditional than potash so if you can't find potash, chances are that you won't be able to get Ngu either. 5. Utazi adds a nice bitter flavour to the Isi ewu. if you can't buy it where you live, use spinach (bold ones), it gives the same effect and actually tastes nice! :))) Music by Kevin Macleod http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/