Cookbook:Nigerian Fried Fish Stew

Nigerian fried fish stew is a spicy stew made with fried fish and a traditional Nigerian tomato stew. It is commonly served with rice, fried plantain, potato porridge, boiled yam, roasted yam, and many other carbohydrate-rich Nigerian dishes.

Ingredients

 * Fish, gutted and cleaned
 * Salt
 * Onion, sliced
 * Thyme
 * Stock cube
 * Water
 * Vegetable oil
 * Nigerian tomato stew
 * Pepper, ground

Equipment

 * Knife
 * Cooking pots
 * Cutting board
 * Stove
 * Chef spoon

Procedure

 * 1) Season the fish with salt, rubbing it into the flesh.
 * 2) Combine the onion, thyme, and stock cube in a pot. Cover with water, and bring to a boil.
 * 3) Add the fish, and cook for 2 minutes on one side. Flip the fish over, and simmer until the fish is cooked on all sides.
 * 4) Remove the fish from the pot, and reserve the fish stock.
 * 5) Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a pan. Add the fish, and fry until browned on both sides.
 * 6) In a separate pot, combine the tomato stew, pepper, salt, and reserved fish stock. Cover the pot, and simmer until you see some oil float to the surface.
 * 7) Add the fried fish to the stew. Cover and allow to simmer for a few minutes.
 * 8) Serve with white rice, fried plantain, ripe plantain, fried yam, agidi etc.