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Shito (Black Pepper Sauce)

Name: Shito (Black Pepper Sauce)
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 2 cups vegetable oil; 2 onions, garlic, ginger — blended; 1 cup dried shrimp powder; 1/2 cup crayfish powder; 1 cup tomato paste; 1 cup dried chili powder; Spices, stock cube

Ga-Adangbe smoky black chili paste of dried shrimp, tomato paste and spices — Ghana's national condiment.

Photo: Kwameghana · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

2h 12 servings Medium

Ingredients

2 cups vegetable oil
2 onions, garlic, ginger — blended
1 cup dried shrimp powder
1/2 cup crayfish powder
1 cup tomato paste
1 cup dried chili powder
Spices, stock cube

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Heat oil; fry onion blend till deep brown.

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1
Heat oil; fry onion blend till deep brown.
2
Add tomato paste; fry 20 min till oil separates.
3
Add chili, dried shrimp and crayfish powders.
4
Simmer on low 60 min, stirring often, till jet black and oil floats.