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Mackerel Angwamo

Mackerel Angwamo

An easy and delicious rice recipe made with lots of Mackerel fish and other umami flavours. Think of the mundane Ghana oil rice recipe but elevated with a lot of fish protein.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cuisine Ghanaian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 whole Smoked Mackerel Peel the skin off, remove the bones and break up into big chunks.
  • 2 Tin Mackerel This is optional, replace with more smoked Mackerel
  • 1/3 Cup Chorizo Slice into small bite sizes
  • 1 Tin Anchovies in Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Sliced Red Onions
  • 1 Tbsp Green Seasoning Refer to our Green Seasoning recipe
  • 1 Sprig Fresh Rosemary
  • 1/3 Cup Sundried Tomatoes
  • 1/3 Cup Jalapeno Peppers Canned or fresh will do.
  • 1 Tbsp AVK 10 Spice Blend
  • 1 kg Jasmine Rice wash rice until water is clear.
  • 1 Long Sweet Pepper
  • 1 piece Scotch Bonnet Pepper
  • 1/3 piece Small Red Onion
  • 3 Tbsp AVK Shito
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Sprig Fresh Basil chopped

Instructions
 

  • Heat up the pot and add the butter, oils from the tinned Mackerel and Anchovies.
    1 Tbsp Butter, 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • Add in the sliced onions, anchovies, chorizo, green seasoning. rosemary, jalapeno and saute for about a minute.
    1/3 Cup Chorizo, 1/2 Cup Sliced Red Onions, 1 Tbsp Green Seasoning, 1 Sprig Fresh Rosemary, 1/3 Cup Jalapeno Peppers, 1 Tin Anchovies in Oil
  • Add in the smoked Mackerel, tinned mackerel, sundried tomatoes, AVK 10 Spice Blend and stir. Cook for 2 minutes.
    2 whole Smoked Mackerel, 2 Tin Mackerel, 1 Tbsp AVK 10 Spice Blend, 1/3 Cup Sundried Tomatoes
  • Add in the washed rice, stir and add salt to taste. Add in boiling water, just enough to cover the rice about an inch of water above the rice. Cover and cook on the medium heat.
    1 kg Jasmine Rice
  • After 10 minutes stir the rice, check that tenderness of rice is to preference. If not just add enough water (this maybe couple of tablespoons). Cover with parchment paper and allow to cook gently on a low heat until well cooked.
  • Fry the eggs to desire preference. Season with salt, black pepper and white pepper or as desired.
    5 Eggs, 1 Tbsp Butter
  • For the meko, char grill the long sweet pepper and onion. Grind in the Asanka, the peppers, onion and scotch bonnet. Add salt to taste.
    1 Long Sweet Pepper, 1 piece Scotch Bonnet Pepper, 1/3 piece Small Red Onion
  • Scoop some of meko leaving only the amount you prefer. Add in the cooked mackerel angwamo, top with dollops of AVK Shito, fried eggs, chopped basil and some salad of choice (our choice was pickled red cabbage).
    3 Tbsp AVK Shito, 1 Sprig Fresh Basil
  • Enjoy fully by using your hands to eat.
Keyword angwamu, rice dishes, rice recipes