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GHANAIAN RECIPES: SHITO (BLACK PEPPER SAUCE)

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shitoShito means pepper in GA language, and it is widely used throughout Ghana to refer to this spicy black pepper sauce. It lasts up to three months out of fridge and up to a year in the fridge.

It is commonly eaten with waakye (Ghanaian rice and beans), banku, kenkey, rice and bread. It can also be used as chili oil or hot sauce.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of vegetable oil
  • 4 cups of chopped onion
  • ¾ cup chopped ginger
  • 1 cup ground red chili powder
  • 1 cup ground dried shrimp
  • 1 cup ground dried fish
  • 5 tablespoon salt

 

 

Preparations

  • Heat oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
  • Put chopped onion and ginger into blender to blend and add a little bit of water.
  • The oil should be hot enough to cook the ingredients quickly but not so hot that it burns everything immediately.
  • Cook onion/ginger mixture in oil for about 7minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
  • Mix in remaining ingredients and cook on low heat for an additional 3minutes.
  • Cool and store in mason jars or recycled clean glass bottles (like old peanut butter or jelly jars) and keep in refrigerator for up to one year.

Source: myghanaiankitchen.com

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