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Koobi Stew with Roasted Yam

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine African
Servings 5

Equipment

  • Hot Grill
  • Pan
  • Sharp knife
  • Wooden Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 2 med Dry Salted Tilapia koobi
  • ½ Yam sliced with skin on
  • 2 whole Plantain sliced
  • 1 med Onion diced
  • 5 Scotch bonnet peppers roughly chopped
  • 1 cup Palm Oil
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Paste
  • 1 tbsp Shrimp Powder
  • 1 ltr Hot Water

Instructions
 

  • On a hot grill, add slices of yam, plantain, and whole dry salted fish. Grill until cooked through for 5 minutes on both sides, transfer the fish to a deep bowl, and allow the yam and plantain to finish cooking.
  • Pour hot water to cover it fully and let it soak for 30 minutes. Change the water repeatedly to reduce the salt content in the fish.
  • Drain the water and flake the fish off the bones and discard the bones leaving the head for the stew.
  • In a pan over medium heat, pour in palm oil, allow it to heat then add diced onions and fry for 3 minutes.
  • Add in the soaked fish heads and fry for 5 minutes on both sides.
  • Add in garlic paste, ginger paste, diced tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, and shrimp powder stir to combine, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add in the fish flakes and allow to cook for another 3 minutes.
  • Serve the Koobi stew with roasted yam and plantain slices.

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Keyword koobi, roasted yam, stew