Isi ewu
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| Alternative names | Goat's head soup, spiced goat's head |
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| 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]
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.
