RED FISH STEW || GHANA FISH GRAVY || SIMPLE AND EASY TO MAKE #ghana #redsnapper #redfish #dinner

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.

Add salt to the fish and mix well, then let it rest for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Preheat the deep fryer and deep fry the fish until golden brown, adding bay leaves for aroma.

Pour oil into a saucepan or wok and heat it up.

Add chopped onions to the hot oil and cook until golden brown.

Add onion, garlic, and ginger paste to the onions and cook until translucent.

Add blended pepper, cloves, rosemary, cumin, thyme, and coriander to the pan and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.

Add tomato paste to the mixture and rinse the bowl with a little water, then mix well and simmer for 20 minutes.

Add minced meat to the gravy and cook, mashing it if desired, for 5 minutes.

Add turmeric powder, nutmeg, black pepper, curry powder, and bay leaves to taste, then mix everything together and simmer on low heat.

Test for salt and adjust if necessary, then add chopped peppers for aroma and continue cooking.

Remove some of the stew for later use and let the rest simmer on low heat for an extra 20 to 25 minutes.

Add the fried fish to the stew and gently stir, allowing it to simmer for an additional 15 minutes before removing from heat.

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