Ghanaian shito Recipe
Ghana black pepper sauce is the African version of hot sauce or ketchup without sugar and makes every food taste better.
Equipment
- knife
- Cooking pot/ Pan
Ingredients
- 5 cups vegetable oil
- 10 medium size onion
- 2 medium bell peppers (1183ml/1.2L)
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 medium size ginger roots
- 2 tablespoons chili powder( or 4 scotch bonnet)
- ½ cup tomato paste (6 oz / 170g)
- 1 cup ground dried fish (120g)
- 1 cup ground dried shrimps (120g)
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground all spice
- 1 teaspoon black pepper/ white pepper
- 3 stock cubes (Maggi cube)
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Begin by peeling the vegetables, then cut then into pieces and use some of the oil to blend into a smooth consistency.
- Heat oil in a large pot or pan and cook the onion mixture to reduce the water content while stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste, salt and all the spices to the sauce, and cook for about 20 minutes and stir occasionally to prevent the sauce from sticking to bottom of the pan.
- Then add the powdered chili pepper if using. Cook for additional 10 minutes. Add the dried powdered shrimp and fish to the sauce. Cook on low heat for additional 30 minutes and stir frequently. The sauce will turn from deep red to dark brown.
- Taste and adjust seasoning and let it cook for 5 more minutes.
- Take it off the heat and allow the sauce to cool completely. Transfer the sauce to sterile bottle or jar with a fitted cover.
- Serve with any dish and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 3gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 176mgPotassium: 133mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 361IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.4mg
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