Auntie Kate: Cocoyam Koki 'Endeley Bread' (Equacoco a vekoo)

Culled from: Idowu, K.E. Auntie Kate’s Cookery Book (3rd Edition). London; McMillan, 1985
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Ingredients

5-8 Cocoyams
250-375 ml. palm nut stock or (¼ litre oil, ¼ litre water)
1-2 red peppers
1 cup crayfish
3 – 5 welolo or 2 strong kanda
Salt to taste
Leaves to wrap, e.g., bitterleaf

Method

1. Peel, wash and grate cocoyams.
2. Add salt and beat with a wooden spoon.
3. Boil palm nuts and prepare palm nut stock.
4. Wash and grind pepper and crayfish.
5. Skin and bone welolo or strong kanda, shred.
6. Pour in palm nut stock (or water) gradually, beating mixture after each addition.
7. Add oil if used and stir.
8. Add all ingredients, mix well to blend.
9. Wrap spoonsful in prepared leaves or wrap in large bundles as for plantain koki:
10. Cook as for koki in steamer until done (1-2 hours).
11. Unwrap and serve hot or cold. It is ideal as a packed lunch.

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Comments

[Mojoko Ewusi]

Equacoc'a weko-oo(Bible) is wrapped in plantain or banana leaves, NOT "bitter leaves". It is the "Ekpang" which is sometimes wrapped in bitter leaves if "Wembe" (cocoyam leaves) are not available.

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