Name: Mbongo Tchobi By African Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: West African Recipes
Ingredients: 3 pounds of white fish cut up in steaks; 10 Njansa; ½ large onion; 4 large tomatoes; cup parsley; ½ cup basil; 4 cloves garlic; 2 green onions; 2 cups vegetable oil; 46 tbsp mbongo spice; 1 tbsp bouillon powder; Salt to taste

RatingDifficultyAdvanced

Yields6 Servings

Prep Time15 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time55 mins

Mbongo Tchobi, also known, as bongo is an earthy spicy black tomato based sauce with smooth, thick, and velvety texture. It’s distinctive taste and color is achieved by burning “hiomi” (Mbongo stick) over hot open flame. Then it is blended and incorporated into the tomato stew with other spices.

3 pounds of white fish cut up in steaks

10 Njansa

½ large onion

4 large tomatoes

parsley

½ cup basil

4 cloves garlic

2 green onions

2 cups vegetable oil

46 tbsp mbongo spice

1 tbsp bouillon powder or 2 Maggi cubes

Salt to taste

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CategoryLunch, One PanCuisineWest African RecipesCooking MethodMain CourseTags#africanspices, #africanspicyblackstew, #bongo, #grainsofparadisepods, #guineapepper, #hepperpepper, #hiomi, #mbongospice, #mbongostick, #mbongotchobi, #mbongotree, #organicafricanalligatorpepperatare, #pimientadeguinea

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