Gambian Fish Balls in Stew

Fish Balls Stew - Gambian Style

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	Cooking Ingredients:
1.	1 lb fresh fish
2.	2 large peppers
3.	1/4 pint of water
4.	5 large onions
5.	1 fresh bay leaf
6.	2 Maggi © cubes
7.	1 fresh egg
8.	2 ounces of bread
9.	1 tablespoon of finely chopped parsley
10.	1 teaspoon of hot chilli powder
11.	2 teaspoons of lemon juice
12.	Salt & pepper
13.	Tomato paste (smallest sized tin)

	Cooking Method:
1.	Skin and gut the fish making sure to remove all bones.

2.	Cut the fish into small pieces.

3.	Peel and chop into fine pieces 1 onion, 1 pepper, and 1 cube of Maggi ©. Pound and mix till fine.

4.	Soak then squeeze the bread and add to mix while mixing & pounding.

5.	To the mix add the egg and parsley and mix.

6.	Add the salt and pepper.

7.	Put a little cooking grease or oil to your hands and shape into mouth size balls.

8.	Heat a pan of oil until hot

9.	Add a few fish balls at a time until brown all over then remove. Repeat process until all fish balls are cooked.

10.	Chop the 4 onions into small pieces then fry in a frying pan until brown.

11.	Add to this the tomato paste, black pepper and 1 Maggi © cube. Add 2 tablespoons of water and stir until the sauce becomes thick.

12.	Transfer the contents of the frying pan into a cooking pot and add 2 tea cups of water.

13.	Bring to the boil.

14.	Add the fish balls, bay leaf, lemon juice and boil for 5 minutes.

15.	Add sliced peppers and chillie powder then simmer for 12 minutes.

16.	Add salt or pepper to adjust to taste

17.	Serve with either rice, yams or even spaghetti
	Serves 4 persons

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