Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing African breadfruit (ukwa)

Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing African breadfruit (ukwa) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

African breadfruit (ukwa). African breadfruit is in a food class of its own. I was not sure where to put it but finally settled for beans section because breadfruit seeds are most similar to beans. It is known as Ukwa in Igbo and the scientific name is Treculia africana.

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People keep wondering 'what is African breadfruit?' and how to prepare it the exact way an Igbo person would like it.

Botanically known as "Treculia Africana," African breadfruit (ukwa) is a very nutrition meal commonly eaten by the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria.

You can have African breadfruit (ukwa) using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of African breadfruit (ukwa)

1. Prepare of Ukwa,.

2. It’s of salt to taste.

3. Prepare of dryfish,.

4. It’s of crayfish,.

5. Prepare of pepper,.

6. You need of onion,.

7. You need of palm oil,.

8. Prepare of Maggi.

Also called Afon in Yoruba; Ize in Benin, Jekri, Sobo in Ijaw, and Ediang in Efik, Ukwa is the seed of the African breadfruit which is similar to the breadfruit eaten in the Caribbean and.

Treculia africana is a species of tree known in English as African breadfruit (Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, USA), breadfruit (Nigeria), wild jackfruit (Tanzania, Uganda), and African boxwood (Malawi).

Many names are given to this species in the Igbo language in southern Nigeria, but the most common is ukwa.

The geographical distribution of T. africana extends through West and Central Africa.

African breadfruit (ukwa) instructions

1. Boil the ukwa and dry fish till its very tender cos it can be very hard,you can use pressure pot if you have one..

2. Wen the ukwa is soft and chewable drain it in a sieve so you can get the juicy water…

3. Put the ukwa back in the pot in your mortar pound pepper, crayfish pour the ukwa in the mortar add oil and onion, Maggi and salt to taste and mix in the mortar you can put it back on heat to heat a beat….

4. Food is ready.

5. Note:you can use chopped kpomo and fresh fish as you desire.

If using dry ukwa, soak it overnight in plenty of cold water.

If using fresh ukwa, skip this step.

The next day, soak, debone and wash the dry fish or stock fish and break into pieces.

Wash the ukwa thoroughly in cold water.

Stones and sand usually settle at the bottom so watch out for those.