West African Foods Abacha (African Salad)

African Dish: Abacha (African Salad)

Abacha (African Salad) Ingredients

1	1/2 kg dry abacha.
2	2 cksp Palm Oil.
3	2 knorr cube.
4	1/2 cup crayfish.
5	to taste salt.
6	1 bulb onion diced.
7	3 fresh pepper.
8	2 leaf akwukwo ofe (garden egg leaf) sliced.
9	1 tbsp potash(akawu).

Cooking Step by Step

Step 1	In a bowl add enough lukewarm water that can cover the abacha, drain and set aside; In a small plate pour in the potash and add a little water and set aside..
Step 2	Pound pepper, crayfrish and onion in a small mortar if you have any and set aside..
Step 3	In a pot, pour in Palm oil and mix in the potash water and stir till you get a yellow paste, add your pounded crayfish, salt, onions, pepper and knorr cube mix everything together.
Step 4	Add the drain abacha into the oil paste and stir proper, add the garden egg leaf, stir and serve with fried fish.
Step 5	I decided to dice some of the garden leaf and onions separately so I can sprinkle on it.