Gambian obsession!!! How to cook a healthy Ebbeh full of seafood

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil provides a similar flavor with less saturated fat.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based protein and canned tuna is often less expensive.

cayenne pepper

🥗Healthier: paprika

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Paprika offers a milder flavor while maintaining color.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with a similar taste profile.

Peel and wash cassava, then cut it.

Wash and cut catfish into pieces.

Prepare crabs and smoked fish, and gather oysters.

Pound 5 habanero peppers and mix with shrimp seasoning and tamarind soaked in lemon juice.

Boil cassava and add salt and catfish.

Add shrimp seasoning to the cassava for flavor.

Mix all ingredients together and let soak.

Pound the cassava and add it back into the pot.

After boiling with palm oil for 10 minutes, add all the cut fish.

After 5 minutes, add smoked fish and let cook.

After another 10 minutes, add the spicy mixture and cook for 5 more minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens