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Smoked tuna stew
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This smoked tuna stew with chunks of smoked tuna and tender carrots and stable ingredients like onions and tomatoes, this is a very easy meal that is sure to please everyone.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Keyword: fish
Servings: 4 plus
Author: Marianjules| BiscuitsandLadles
Ingredients
  • 1/4cup/ 60ml vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced/ grinded
  • fresh pepper minced/ grinded
  • 3 large/ 1lb onions sliced
  • 1.5lb fresh tomatoes diced
  • 1 teaspoon shrimp powder optional
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 2 heavy dashes of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 whole smoked tuna cut into chunks (over 1.5lb of fish)
  • 1 lb carrots cut into desired sizes
  • salt as required
Instructions
  1. Pour 1/4 cup vegetable oil into a saucepan on fire. Add minced garlic and pepper. Stir continuously till oil is hot and fragrant.

  2. Add sliced onions and stir often till softened and barely caramelised. Add diced tomatoes, shrimp powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, chicken stock cube and two heavy dashes of freshly grated.

  3. Stir in smoked tuna chunks. Cover and simmer for eight to ten minutes. Stir in carrots and simmer for about 5 minutes or till carrots are softened. Check and adjust for salt. Serve with any side like plain rice, boiled yam, fried plantain etc.