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Obe Eja Kika (Nigerian Smoked Fish Stew)
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Obe Eja Kika (Nigerian Smoked Fish Stew)

13 ingredients 6 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

543
Calories
48g
Protein
28g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Green Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Leaf not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Fresh, hard tomatoes
  • Fresh habanero pepper (ata rodo)
  • 5 large red tatashe peppers
  • 2 green bell peppers (optional)
  • About 3 big onions
  • ¼ cup palm oil
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons fish powder
  • Shrimp seasoning powder
  • Salt
  • Stock cube
  • Smoked panla fish, cleaned
  • Scent leaf (nchawu effirin)

Directions

1

Coarsely grind the tomatoes, habanero pepper, tatashe, green bell peppers, and onions.

2

Heat the palm oil and vegetable oil in a pot. Add the ground pepper mix, and cook, stirring, for about 10–15 minutes.

3

Stir in the fish seasoning powder, shrimp powder, salt, and stock cube. Add the panla fish, and stir.

4

Add some water to loosen up the stew, stir, and simmer for 10–15 minutes on low heat.

5

Stir in the scent leaf, and remove from the heat.

6

Serve with rice, pasta, or boiled yam.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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