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Okra sauce with beef, smoked chicken, and shrimp

Prep time 15 minutes
Cook 45 minutes
Total 1 hour
Servings 6
Okra (botanisch Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus), auch bekannt als Gombo oder Ladies' Fingers (wegen seiner Form) oder ebenfalls Gemüse-Eibisch... ist ein Gemüse aus der Familien der Malvengewächse also ein Verwandter von Foléré.

Ingredients

  • 300g fresh okra vegetable
  • 800g smoked chicken
  • 200g shrimp
  • 100 ml cooking oil
  • 300 g chopped tomatoes (canned or fresh)
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 tsp garlic paste or 5 cloves of garlic
  • 3 Habanero or Scotch bonnet chili
  • 2 tbsp Magic Sauce
  • Salt
  • 800 ml water

For fufu

  • approx. 300 g semolina
  • Approximately 1 liter of water
  • 2 tsp potato flour

Instructions 

  • Cut the smoked chicken into pieces, rinse briefly with cold water and set aside.
  • Dice the tomatoes and onions. Then, in a pot with cooking oil, add the onions, garlic paste, and salt and sauté for about 2 minutes
  • Then add the tomato paste and diced tomatoes, stir well and simmer covered over medium heat for about 5 minutes
  • Meanwhile, wash the okra pods, cut off the ends, roughly chop the rest, and roughly chop it in a chopper/mixer without water, then add it to the pot
  • Add the magic sauce, water, chicken pieces and whole chili pepper, mix well and simmer covered for about 5 minutes
  • Then add the shrimp and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes. Towards the end of the cooking time, add another spoonful of Magic Sauce, mix well, season to taste, and keep warm.

Durum wheat semolina fufu

  • Pour approximately 600ml of hot water from a kettle into a saucepan and set the stove to medium heat. Using a whisk, continuously stir the semolina into the hot water until a smooth dough forms
  • Mix about 50ml of cold water with a tablespoon of potato starch in a small cup and add to the hot semolina dough, kneading well with a fufu stick or a wooden spoon.
  • Pour in the remaining water, reduce the heat by one level, cover, and simmer for about 3 minutes. Then knead well again until the desired consistency is reached.
  • Form small round balls using a key, serve in a bowl with okra sauce and enjoy hot

Notes

Bon appétit!
Fadi♥
Course: sauce
Cuisine: African, Cameroonian, West African
Keyword: African, African cuisine, African food, Cameroonian cuisine, chicken recipes, beef recipes, West African cuisine