IKOKORE WITH FRESH TOMATOES, GREEN VEGETABLE, DRIED FISH

How to cook ikokore with fresh tomatoes, green vegetables and dried fish

Whoever made me decide this evening to cook ikokore with fresh tomatoes, green vegetables and dried catfish did well. The way it got cleared in a hurry made me feel so bad. My plan was to add scent leaves but my baby girl advised that green amaranth will go well with the taste of fresh tomatoes in the pot.

Let’s not forget. There is ikokore with tomatoes on the blog already but the ingredients are not the same oh. I never wanted to post this recipe but saw that there is a difference. Goat meat was used to cook that one. Crayfish too was added to that recipe and not this. We also posted ikokore cooked with scent leaves.

However, With those two ingredients changed, the taste is still delicious too but different for a change. Kpomo isn’t added to the old recipe.

With a sharp grater, grating water yam shouldn’t take time. The quantity too. Ikokore is not what I cook with a large pot. Just enough for 7 adults. That’s all.

 

INGREDIENTS:

Water yam

Palm oil

Onion to stir fry the tomatoes with

Fresh tomatoes

Pepper

Green vegetables (Amaranth)

Dried catfish

Kpomo

Seasoning cubes

Salt to taste

Water to wash and to cook.

 

COOKING PROCEDURE:

1. Stir fry the onion, tomatoes, pepper and seasoning cubes till fragrant.
2. Add the kpomo and cover to simmer for about a minute.
3. Add the dried fish and water. If you have stock, feel free to add and stir. Check for salt.
4. Add boiling water.
5. Add the grated water yam in tiny balls till all is added to the boiling pot.
6. Cover to boil for 2 minutes or more before stirring gently with a wooden spoon.
7. When you stir, depending on how thick you like your ikokore, feel free to add water to your preferred consistency and cover to simmer and cook till done.
8. Sprinkle in green vegetables.
9. Serve hot and enjoy!