Recipes

Fish Granat Soup



An easy to make Sierra Leonean all- time favorite stew, delicious served over rice.
Preparation=15 mins Cook time=1 hour Difficulty=Easy

Ingredients


* Snapper, deboned (or any fish of your choice)
* 2-3 desert spoons creamy (smooth), natural peanut butter
* 1 large onion
* 2 cloves garlic
* 3 medium sized tomatoes
* Jamaican hot pepper (optional)
* 1 cup corn oil
* I – 1½ cups water
* Salt (to taste)
* Ground black pepper (to taste)
* Stock cubes (Maggi cubes)
* A sprig of Rosemary

Directions

  1. Cut the fish into medium size pieces, season with salt and black pepper. Set aside in a bowl.
  2. Peel and finely chop the onions. (Optional: add a small piece of the Jamaican hot pepper)
  3. Press and chop the garlic.
  4. Chop up the tomatoes
  5. Mix the peanut butter in a round bowl and slowly add ½ cup of the water and mix to a paste.
    6. Cooking:
  6. In a frying pan, add 1 cup oil and heat over medium heat. When oil is hot, add the fish and fry until cooked and golden brown on both sides. Remove the fish with a slotted spoon from the frying pan and set aside. When done frying all the fish remove the frying pan from the heat.
  7. Pour half of the remaining oil from the frying pan into the pot where you’ll cook your soup and place pot on the stove over medium/low heat.
  8. Add the chopped garlic and fry until golden.
  9. Add the chopped onions, stir, place the lid on the pot and let slowly fry until the onions are caramelized (appear soft and golden).
  10. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, and pepper (to your liking), and Rosemary or other herbs and let simmer until most of the juices from the tomatoes and onions has been absorbed.
  11. Place the peanut butter in a bowl and add half of the water and mix to a paste. Add the paste to the soup and gently stir until fully mixed. Add the remaining water and stir. Let simmer over low/medium heat until the tomatoes and onions are cooked and the peanut butter has been absorbed for a nice creamy sauce, about 15-20 mins.
  12. Add the fried fish to the pan and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.

    13. • Serves 4 • Served over rice. • Optional side dish – fried plantains.