Peppered cow leg
Peppered cow leg or cow foot, this recipe is another delicious way to cook cow leg apart adding it to stew or pepper soup. Cow foot is also called bokoto in Nigeria. Peppered cow leg is great to entertain friends with and it can be eaten as a complete meal too
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
0 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: African, Nigerian
Keyword: bokoto, cow foot, cow leg, peppered cow leg
Author: Ajoke
- 1.2 kg cow leg pieces washed
- 1 tbsp pepper soup spice
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 medium size onion
- 1 cubed size ginger
- 2 Bouillon cube
- Salt
- 1 medium tomato sliced
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 tbsp cayenne pepper use according to preference
- 2-3 scotch bonnet chilli chopped (optional)
- 2 tbsp palm oil optional
- uziza leaves to garnish chopped (optional)
In a blender add onion, ginger, garlic and blend with little water until puree
Place a pan on medium heat and add the pieces of washed cow leg, blended mixture, pepper soup spice, salt, seasoning and little water (adjust salt and seasoning to your tastbring all to boil until cow leg is tender. You can use a pressure cooker to cook this as it is quicker.
Once the cow foot is tender to your liking, reduce the heat, check for salt and seasoning and adjust accordingly (reduce stock if it is much, you only need a little for your peppered cow legs)
Add diced peppers to the tender cow leg and cook for another 3-5 minutes stirring in between to combine.
Add palm oil and sliced tomatoes, stir till all is combined and cook for another 5 minutes. Lastly, add chopped uziza if using. Take it off the heat and serve immediately with any cold drinks of choice