Shitto Sauce
Shitto Sauce is a Ghanaian hot chilli condiment made in a variety of ways with different recipes from regions and villages. Shitto is the word for pepper in Ga, a Ghanaian language from Accra, the Ghanaian capital.
Ingredients
- 1 cup herrings smoothly crushed
- 15 large fresh pepper
- 1 cup dried powdered bony fish
- 15 large onions
- 1 cup herrings roughly crushed
- 3 tbsp dried pepper powder
- 1 cup dried powdered shrimp
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 med ginger root
- 4 pcs garlic
- 1 tbsp nutmeg powder
- 1 seasoning cube
- 2 cups vegetable cooking oil
- 1 tbsp powdered cloves
- salt
Instructions
- Peel off the onions, ginger and garlic, wash and slice into small pieces.
- Put a pot over medium heat, add cooking oil to heat.
- Add the sliced onions, ginger, garlic and pepper and fry for about 15 min.
- Carefully collect them from the oil and allow cool.
- Put the oil back on heat and add the tomato puree, fry till it separated.
- Blend the fried <a href="https://afrifoodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-vegetable-soup/">vegetables</a> and add to the tomato puree, keep stirring and allow to cook for about 10 -15 min.
- Add the dried ingredients, powdered shrimps, bony fish/anchovies and herrings.
- Pour the seasoning, nutmeg, cloves, dried powdered pepper and allow simmer on a low heat till it turns dark brown.
- Check for salt and add if needed.
- Allow cool and put in a dry clean bottle or sterilized jar and store for about 2-3 months with the oil on top of the sauce, however, keep refrigerated once it starts being consumed.
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