Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
44 min
Cook Time
64 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

3.00 lbs White fish
firm fish, cut in steaks
1.00 lb Shrimp
peeled
2.00 large Onions
chopped
4.00 large Tomatoes
chopped
3.00 Scotch bonnet peppers
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
3.00 inch piece Ginger
grated
2.00 tbsp Uziza seeds
or black pepper
1.00 cup Basil leaves
fresh
3.00 tbsp Palm oil
8.00 cups Fish stock
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Heat palm oil. Sauté onions, garlic, ginger until fragrant.
8 minutes
2
Add tomatoes and scotch bonnets. Cook until broken down.
10 minutes
3
Grind uziza seeds. Add to pot with fish stock.
4
Bring to vigorous boil. Season with salt.
5 minutes
5
Add fish steaks. Simmer gently 15 minutes until cooked.
15 minutes
6
Add shrimp. Cook 5 minutes until pink.
5 minutes
7
Add fresh basil leaves in last minute.
1 minutes
8
Serve hot in bowls with fufu or boiled plantains.