METHOD OF PREPARATION
-Add about 1/4 cup of palm oil into a saucepan. Add onions, minced garlic and pepper. Cook till onions are softened. -Add diced tomatoes and cleaned smoked fish. Add about 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 heaped teaspoon of grounded dried shrimp or 1 shrimp stock cube and stir together. Cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes till tomatoes and smoked fish are cooked through and no longer smelling raw.
-Meanwhile, mix 1 cup of Homefoods milled agushie melon seeds (agushie/ akatoa) to about half cup of water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. -When tomatoes are cooked through, lower the heat to low and add the blended melon seeds solution. DO NOT STIR! Cover the saucepan simmer gently till the blended melon seeds are set. -Add slice bell pepper, stir, add a splash of water if needed, taste and adjust for salt. Serve with plain rice or boiled yam or plantain
