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    PUBLISHED: Jan 21, 2017 · UPDATED: Sep 26, 2018 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

    KWACOCO BIBLE

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    I'm a little emotional here because this is the very first recipe I ever shared on this blog, two years ago. Wow! You can view it here with my very archaic photography, then. So after getting tons of request, I had to make a video for this goodness called Kwacoco Bible. I don't know why Bible is a part of the name. But this I know: this grated-cocoyams-wrapped-in-banana-leaves-and-cooked thing is delicious. That was a really long way of saying Kwacoco Bible!

    kWACOCO BIBLE RECIPE

     

    Kwacoco Bible is mostly eaten by the Bakweris in Cameroon. It you would like to know more about the meal, check out my initial post where I tell a sweet back story. Traditionally, it is wrapped in banana leaves but if you can't find banana leaves, use aluminium foil. Find the detailed recipe at the end of the post.

    AND press play below to watch me making some.

    kWACOCO BIBLE RECIPE

    Kwacoco Bible

    Grated cocoyams mixed with fish, and seasoning and cooked in banana leaves. It is an insanely delicious Cameroonian delicacy!
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Cameroonian
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 394kcal
    Author: Precious

    Ingredients

    • 7 medium cocoyams (taro)
    • 1 cup palm oil - lightly warmed
    • 1 cup smoked fish - flaked
    • 1 cup crayfish - roughly blended
    • 3 small seasoning cubes (Maggi)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
    • ½ bunch cocoyam leaves (or spinach) - chopped

    Instructions

    • Peel cocoyams then use a grater to grate into a smooth paste (please see video). You could use a food processor to process.
    • Mix together grated cocoyams with salt, Maggi, palm oil, spinach and fish until everything is well incorporated.
    • Prepare pot by lining the under with banana leaves or aluminium foil. Wrap about ¾ cup in each portion of banana leaves or aluminium foil. Place the litte wraps into the prepared pot.
    • Cover all the wraps with some more aluminium foil of banana leaves then add in water to about half way of the wraps. Let it cook for one hour.
    • Every 15 minutes, check and add more water so it doesn't burn. When it has cooked for one hour, allow the water left in pot to dry up then turn off the heat.
    • Unravel and enjoy.

    Notes

    You could enjoy Kwacoco with some Canda Stew on the side. So good!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 579mg | Potassium: 755mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2105IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Welcome to my core! I am Precious Nkeih, the recipe developer and writer right here on my blog, Precious Core. My goal is to show you insanely delicious recipes you can replicate in your kitchen. And I love to tell stories too. Hope you find recipes here that will make cooking easier for you! Check me out on YouTube at YouTube.com/PreciousKitchen.

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    1. Bola says

      January 21, 2017 at 12:41 pm

      Lol @ kwacoco bible, ve tasted something like this before, without the spinach though.
      Well done Precious.

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      • Precious says

        January 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm

        Haha Bola, does the name tickle you? Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Dominika says

      January 21, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      Dear Precious I have eaten this before except that it wasn't wrapped in banana leaves,plastic wrap nor aluminium foil.this delicacy is the traditional food of Efik and Ibibio tribe here in Nigeria and I happen to be an Ibibio. so much similarities btw your tribe and mine.stay blessed as always.

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      • Precious says

        January 22, 2017 at 9:55 am

        Dominika, if you are Ibibio then we are basically the same people only separated by territorial boundaries. Some of our traditional languages are even the same!

        Reply
    3. Kelsey says

      March 06, 2017 at 12:21 am

      Where I live they don't sell Macabo cocoyam. Which other type of Cocoyam can I use?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 30, 2017 at 9:48 pm

        Hi Kelsey, SO SORRY for the late response. I really don't think there's a substitute for macabo cocoyams because the other kinds of cocoyam don't hold well.

        Reply
    4. Vandoline Nesser says

      December 04, 2018 at 3:31 pm

      Aunty Precious I adore your recipes

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      • Precious says

        December 05, 2018 at 5:07 pm

        Thanks so much, dear.

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