Traditional African Foods Abacha (African salad)

West African Foods: Abacha (African salad)

Abacha (African salad) Ingredients

1	1 kg abacha.
2	1 kg fish.
3	1 milk cup of red oil.
4	2 knorr cube.
5	1 cup crayfish.
6	1 tabs of ogiri(local maggi).
7	1 tbs potash.
8	1 handful pepper.
9	2 big bulb of onions.
10	3 handful ukpaka(oilbean).
11	leaves garden egg.
12	garden egg seed.
13	to taste salt.
14	ehuru.

Cooking Step by Step

Step 1	Select the abacha.in a big bowl,pour in a lukewarm water that will cover the abacha..
Step 2	Allow it to get soft and drain it in a sieve.
Step 3	In a bowl dissolve the potash with water.
Step 4	Pound pepper,crayfish ehuru and set aside..
Step 5	In a pot add oil,make sure you use sieve while putting the potash because of sand.stir them together until you get a yellowish paste.NB (heat it a little on fire) add ehuru,pepper,knorr, ogiri and stir them properly.
Step 6	Add the already drained abacha to that mixture..
Step 7	Fry the fish,wash and cut the veggies,serve as you desire.