How To Make Goat Head

cow foot

🥗Healthier: chicken feet

💰Cheaper: pork trotters

Chicken feet are lower in calories, while pork trotters are often more affordable.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

Cut and wash the goat head.

Season the goat head with dried chili pepper, 2 cubes of meat seasoning, cut onions, and salt to taste.

Wrap the goat brain to prevent it from scattering while cooking.

Cover the pot and put it on heat to cook the goat head.

Peel the shell off the ehu seed.

Roast the peeled ehu seeds in a pan until fragrant.

Grind the roasted ehu seeds with dry utazi leaves.

Blend the cooked goat brain or pound it if preferred.

Prepare potash using palm ash (ntu ngu).

Check the goat head for tenderness and debone it.

Mix the deboned goat head with prepared ukpaka (if using), sliced onions, and lettuce for garnishing.

Add potash to the oil to curdle it, checking the quality of the red oil.

Add the blended brain, ground ehu seed, utazi leaves, salt, and mixed ukpaka to the curdled oil.

Mix everything well and serve with garnishing of sliced onions, lettuce, spinach, or utazi leaves.

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