Nigerian Fish Stew

This simple and delicious West African dish is incredibly versatile and can be served with boiled white rice or paired with vegetable soups, accompanied with swallow. This recipe uses red bream fish, also known as red headless, but other commonly used types of fish include croaker fish, hake fish and mackerel.

Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 kg red bream fish steaks

  • 2 large red bell pepper mix:

    • 1 can chopped tomatoes (or substitute with 6 medium Roma tomatoes)

    • 1 Scotch bonnet chilli

    • 2 medium onions

  • 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil

  • 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder (or substitute with any stock cube of choice)

  • Fish marinade

    • 1 teaspoon garlic granules

    • 1 teaspoon ginger powder

    • 1 teaspoon dried parsley

    • 1 teaspoon onion powder

Method:

  1. Prep the fish: de-scale fish and cut into steaks, add to a bowl and rinse with water and lemon juice. Then transfer the fish to a colander to drain excess moisture.

  2. Marinate the fish: add garlic granules, onion powder, ginger powder, parsley and 1 teaspoon of bouillon powder to the fish and mix to combine. Cover it with a cling film and marinate for at least 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, grill the fish or air fry for a total of 20 minutes, 10 minutes on each side.

  3. While waiting for the fish to finish grilling or air frying, blend the peppers and bring to boil on medium heat for about 10 minutes.

  4. Cook the stew: place a pan on medium heat, add oil and heat until hot. Add chopped onions and stir fry until translucent. Then carefully add the boiled pepper to the oil and bring to boil for about 10 minutes.

  5. Season the stew with bouillon powder, stir to combine and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.

  6. Add the grilled fish to the stew and carefully mix to combine. Shred fresh basil or scent leaves to the stew and cover the pan with its lid. Continue to cook on low heat for another 5 minutes. Take it off the heat and serve immediately.

    (Recipe and above photo from:
    https://www.myactivekitchen.com/nigerian-fish-stew-recipe/)