IKOKORE is an Ijebu delicacy. It is a special meal that if it is not on the menu at their party, then the ceremony is not complete. As homemakers, just like an Ekiti man can not joke with pounded yam, an Ijebu man is a lover of Ikokore. So, if you are dating an Ijebu guy, you must learn how to prepare the meal. This is because it may be one of the criteria to show that you can keep the marriage.

Ikokore

Ingredients

Salt

water Yam

Ground Crayfish

Chopped Fresh Pepper

Pieces of  Beef as desired

Pieces of Chicken as desired

Gizzard as desired

Dried Fish ( Preferably “Sawa”) Smoked Catfish

Seasoning

Step1

Peel water yam, rinse and grate into a bowl. Be careful because it is slimy.

Step2

Wash your cooking pot and add water. Boil the water and add palm oil. Leave to boil for five minutes because some palm oil smells somehow.

Step3

Add your already boiled meat

Wash and remove bones fromyour fish and add.

Add crayfish and your chopped or blended pepper.

Add your meat stock and cover to cook for 15 minutes

Step4

Remove or take out the pieces of fish/meat, fish, and gizzard so that they don’t get stuck at the bottom of the pot.

Step5

Add salt and seasoning cube to the grated wateryam and mix it for good taste.

Note: taste the soup to be sure of the amount of salt and seasoning cube you need to add.

Step6

Add lumps of wateryam to the boiling pot (if the water is hot enough the balls of wateryam should float)

Cover and allow to cook for about 10 minutes.

Step7

Add the pieces of fish, /beef and gizzard you took out earlier and sprinkle on some ground crayfish and chopped fresh peppers (ata rodo). This gives it a lot of flavour. Reduce the heat and cover for five minutes.

Note: Don’t mix the Ikokore when cooking at all. Just let it cook.

Wow! Ikokore is ready. You cannot resist the taste.

Ikokore can be eaten as a meal like yam porridge. It can also be eaten with Eba