Recipe for preparing Drawing Pottage(Koko Alayo)

Recipe and method of preparation of Drawing pottage(Koko alayo)

This is the recipe and steps you need to prepare drawing pottage.

Ingredients:

• 12-15 fresh cocoyams(the type that draws when cooked)
• About two cups of palm kernel
• Dry fish
• 2 cloves garlic
• Cray fish
• 7-8 rodo(fresh round peppers)
• 1 bunch Efirin leaves
• seasoning
• Salt

Method of preparation

1. Boil cocoyams at least 20-30 minutes. Allow to cool before peeling by hand. Keep aside.
2. Boil palm kernel until soft enough to remove the oily juice. Strain the oily juice into the a cooking pot.
3. Blend the rodo and garlic. Cut up Efirin leaves.
4. Add all to the palm kernel oily juice. Add seasoning and mix well. Taste for salt and add if desired. Cook for about 5 minutes.
5. Add the sause mixture to the already boiled and peeled cocoyam. Mix all.
6. The meal is ready.