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Shito (Ga Black Pepper Sauce)
About
The dark, deeply savoury Ga pepper sauce made by slow-frying dried fish, prawns and chilli in oil until almost black, a staple condiment across Ghana.
Equipment
- Deep pot
- Blender
- Wooden spoon
- Jar
Ingredients
Vegetable oil2 cups
Onions4
Ginger and garlic3 tbsp
Ground dried chilli pepper1/2 cup
Dried fish, ground1 cup
Dried prawns/shrimp, ground1 cup
Ground crayfish1/2 cup
Tomato paste3 tbsp
Spices (cloves, aniseed, optional)1 tsp
Saltto taste
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