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Have been tasting this delicious meal but never care to prepare by myself. All the one I eat is either buy it from the food vendor or my mom is the one preparing it. And today, I said to myself that I must prepare this meal just as I use to see and learn from my mom.

Let start

Ingredients

• Cocoyam (ikpong)

• Cowskin

• Beef

• Red oil (2 teaspoon)

• Edusa leaf

• Periwinkle

• fish

• Onion

• crayfish

• pepper, seasoning cubes, salt.

Method

Using the knife, peel the Cocoyam, cut it to your desirable shapes, wash it thoroughly 3-4times, put them inside the pot and place on fire.

As the pot is on fire. Wash and cut the Cowskin, the beef, fish, Periwinkle. Using another pot, put the Cowskin and the beef. Add slice onions, pepper, salt, seasoning cubes. Stir everything together and keep aside.

Checking on the Cocoyam, it is soft enough to be pound. I bring down the pot and place the one containing the beef and Cowskin.

I removes the Cocoyam one after the other and put inside the mortar. Using pestle, I pound it until it becomes very smooth.

The beef and and Cowskin is now soft and tender. I added water, fish and allow to steam for 5minute. Then, Periwinkle and small red oil was also added.

Then, I add small portion of Cocoyam, crayfish and allow it open to steam. After awhile, I stir the food. Wash, slice the Edusa leaf, add and allow it for 2minute.

I stir the food again and bring the pot down. Efere usong-ikpong (cocoyam soup) is ready for consumption.

This soup goes well with any type of swallow, such as the cocoyam, Garri, for, pounded yam, semovita.

Benefits of cocoyam

Cocoyam is one of my local food that is love by elderly people. It is known to be the ideal food for diabetic people. It has the ability to control blood pressure, weight loss, reduce muscles cramps, help in digestion.

Cocoyam consist of Vitamin B1, B2, C and minerals. Vitamin B1 in cocoyam is also known as thiamine, a very good vitamin for increasing focus, boost energy, fighting chronic stress. Cocoyam also help to prevent cancer, improve healthy eye.

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