How to make stockfish / nigeria okproko / clipfish / preserving merlusa fish /codfish dry

stock fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Fresh fish provides similar flavor and is often more accessible.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Clean the cod fish thoroughly.

Add a small amount of salt to the cleaned fish.

Tie the fish at their tails securely.

Hang the fish to dry.

Dry the fish for exactly one month (30 days).

Note that stockfish is traditionally dried for three months in a cold atmosphere.

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