How to Prepare Snail Nkwobi

Nkwobi is popular in South eastern Nigeria. It is usually prepared with goat meat or cow meat (the leg) and some now make chicken nkwobi, yeah! yeah!

And here, we are making snail nkwobi! Yeah, you heard me right! 

So, get ready to prepare this nutritious and delicious meal rich in iron, protein, selenium and many minerals and vitamins.

LET'S GO! 

INGREDIENTS

• 10 - 12 snails

            If you have live snails, check out how to clean live snails without breaking the shells here. 

• 1 cup of palm oil 
• ½ cup ugba (oil bean)
• 1 teaspoon or 2 seeds of ehuru (calabash nutmeg)
• 5 utazi leaves (Gangronema latifolia) 
• 1 medium onion
• 3 habanero peppers
• 1 teaspoon ngo/akanwu (edible potash)
• 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
• 1 cube seasoning

PROCEDURE 

• Get  the ingredients ready by first of all, soaking the edible potash/ ngo and setting aside for filter.

• Roast, peel and grind the ehuru.

• In a pot, season and boil your snails for 20-25 minutes, add water when necessary and allow the stock dry up when cooked.

• While the snails are on fire, cut your vegetables and set aside (onion, pepper, utazi). Cut the first half of the onion round for garnishing and the second half smaller for the sauce. 

• Filter the ngo and set aside, ready for use.

• In a pot, mix the oil and ngo together, stir till the mixture turns yellow/orange in colour.

• Add the cooked snails, ugba, ehuru, some utazi, the chopped onions, some pepper, crayfish, seasoning and mix very well.

• Put on fire for a minute or 2. Do not leave it on fire for long to avoid the palm oil melting.

• Dish out and garnish with onions, utazi leaves and pepper.

• Serve with chilled drink.