TASTY ASSORTED FRIED FISH STEW /GHANA FISH STEW

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu offers a plant-based option, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil is healthier, while sunflower oil is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories, and bell peppers are milder.

thyme

🥗Healthier: oregano

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Oregano is a flavorful alternative, while dried thyme is often less costly.

Chop 3 medium sized onions, 1 small onion, a piece of ginger, and 5 cloves of garlic.

Blend the chopped onions, garlic, ginger, and 3 scotch bonnet peppers with 1/2 cup of water until smooth.

Heat 1 cup of vegetable oil in a cooking pad over medium heat.

Fry the blended mixture for about 5 minutes.

Add 1 tube of tomato puree and stir; cook for about 7 minutes on medium to low heat.

Blend plum tomatoes and add to the pot, stirring gently.

Cover and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Add curry powder, crayfish flavoring stock, and 1 seasoning cube (optional); stir and simmer for 3 minutes.

Add fried fish chunks (salmon, catfish, tuna) to the stew and stir gently.

Cover and cook for another 7 minutes on lower heat, not fully covered.

Cut and wash Chinese leaf, then add to the stew.

Stir gently and cover, cooking for another 10 minutes on the lowest heat.

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