Fish in Spiced Vegetable Sauce

Name: Fish in Spiced Vegetable Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ½ bunch of uziza leaf; ½ bunch of scent leaf; ½ tsp ground ginger; 150 ml red oil; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp garlic powder; 2 Maggi Seasoning Cubes; ½ tsp chilli pepper; 1 red pepper; 500 g fish; 1 medium onion; 2 fresh tomatoes; 1 bunch of water leaf; 1 bunch of pumpkin leaf

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Islands In A Common Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2024

About

This dish is a mixture of fish and vegetables endemic to Africa. We use dried catfish, alongside vegetables which are known for their nutritious components that aid bowel flow. Tales say that this recipe was a gift from the African god of nature, Olorun.

Ingredients

500 g fish
1 red pepper
2 fresh tomatoes

Europe
Africa
United Kingdom
Nigeria
Badagry
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Wash, gut and cut the fish into chunks. Wash the pepper and tomatoes, deseed as needed and then blend in a food processor. You should have about 200ml.

Peel and chop the onion. Wash and slice the other vegetables, then set aside.

Place the red oil in a pot on the fire, then stir in the chopped onion and blended pepper/tomato mixture. Add the ginger, garlic, salt, chilli pepper,