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Avocado with smoked fish - Ghana Food and Drink
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Avocado with smoked fish
(serves 4 as appetizer, 2 as entree) 1/2 lb smoked fish 4 eggs, hard-boiled, with whites separated from yolks 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup light cooking oil 2 tblsp olive oil 2 large ripe avocados 1 large red bell pepper, or a dozen pimentos from a can or jar. Remove the skin and bones from fish and flake the flesh with a fork. In a deep bowl, mash the egg yolks with the milk until they form a smooth paste. Add sugar, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice. Then beat in the vegetable oil, a teaspoon or so at a time. |
Add the olive oil in the same gradual manner. chop egg whites finely and add them to the bowl, along with the fish. Combine thoroughly but gently.
Just before serving, cut the avocados in half, remove pits, and fill cavities with the fish mixture. Garnish with pepper or pimento, and pass around the remaining lime juice to sprinkle on individual servings.
Just before serving, cut the avocados in half, remove pits, and fill cavities with the fish mixture. Garnish with pepper or pimento, and pass around the remaining lime juice to sprinkle on individual servings.
The typical Ghanaian staples in the south include cassava and plantain, FuFu, Kinkey and Bankou.
In the northern parts of the country, their main staples include millet and sorghum. Yam, maize and beans aroused across the country as staple foods.
Crops such as peanuts and Coco-Yam are also important in the local cuisine.
With the advent of modernization and colonialism, imported crops such as rice and wheat have been increasingly incorporated in Ghanaian cuisine.
In the northern parts of the country, their main staples include millet and sorghum. Yam, maize and beans aroused across the country as staple foods.
Crops such as peanuts and Coco-Yam are also important in the local cuisine.
With the advent of modernization and colonialism, imported crops such as rice and wheat have been increasingly incorporated in Ghanaian cuisine.
Important Health Tip: Any vegetable oil is to be consumed raw or extra virgin. Cold pressed and fresh, never refined. They should not be used for cooking at all. For cooking use only coconut oil, palm oil or butter.
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Important
In Ghana, as in many other African countries, people eat with their right hand. FuFu and Light Soup is just one of many dishes, eaten this way. But, you may always ask, for a spoon, fork and knife. It`s just the local, traditional way, to enjoy food. And yes, you will always, be offered soap and water, to wash your hands, before and after your meal... ;-) Please visit again, for much more pictures and info`s, or visit our see our main page, for updates: Food and Drink in Ghana |
Food Health - Interesting websites (external): http://doctorgenao.com/2011/04/03/dangers-of-vegetable-oils/ *