Shito(ghana black pepper). My Name is Nanaaba Akwa-Mushi, from Ghana. I'm a mother of three wonderful children and a very devoted wife. A clever alternative to the authentic Ghanaian coconut oil may be a combination of canola oil or any oil of your preference, in the actual preparation, and then flavored with store bought.

Shito(ghana black pepper) Shito can be either coarse and full of body or smooth, and medium - or extra - hot depending on how much chilli you use, and this is how you'll find it labelled on supermarket and African grocers' shelves. Shito is among the native languages in Ghana which means black pepper. It is a popular part of the Ghanaian cuisine made from fish and blended spices.

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My Name is Nanaaba Akwa-Mushi, from Ghana. I'm a mother of three wonderful children and a very devoted wife. A clever alternative to the authentic Ghanaian coconut oil may be a combination of canola oil or any oil of your preference, in the actual preparation, and then flavored with store bought.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook shito(ghana black pepper) using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Shito(ghana black pepper):

{Take of ATA GBEGBI(HAUSA DRIED PEPPER)(buy derica of dried pepper).
{Make ready 5 of bulbs of onions.
{Prepare of Ground nut oil(much oil is needed).
{Prepare of Cray fish(good amount).
{Make ready of Dried shrimps (in place of herring).
{Prepare of Ghanaian use dried herrings fish.
{Prepare of Maggi.
{Get of Salt.
{Get of Garlic.
{Take of Ginger.
{Prepare of Fennel or cumin or rosemary(optional).
{Get of Tomatoe paste(this makes it a bit thick and reduces the hotness.
{Get of Fry on low or medium heat to avoid burning.
{Make ready of You have to stir alot if not it will burn.

This recipe originated from the Ga, tribe of Ghana. Different communities use different bands of spices and different fish. How to prepare shito (Black pepper sauce). Shito is a black/dark brown pepper sauce in Ghana prepared with pepper, dried fishes and other ingredients.

Steps to make Shito(ghana black pepper):

Soak your dried haisa pepper for 30mons so it can be soft once it is soft add onions and blend,it should be too smooth.set aside,pound you garlic and ginger paste(if you like add the fennel or cumin or rosemary spice thisis optional)and set aside.Slice or grate another set od onions into a frying pan...
Place the fry pan which has groundnut oil add the grated or chopped onions let your onions be much fry the onions very well till it starts changing colour add the garlic and ginger paste keep frying for like 4 mins add the tomatoe paste (the tomatoe paste should be one because it reduces the hotness).keep frying till it gets very fried,add your grounded crayfish and dried grounded shrimps.fry on low or medium heat.keep frying till it gets the darker colour.
You can eat it with beans,rice,yam,it can serve as a chillie dip.its very versatile.my mother is a Ghanaian so I grew up with this.you eat it with waakye or waashe.
You eat this with waakye or waashe.

Shito is undoubtedly one of the popular sauces in Ghana especially for students. It's also normally referred to as student's companions in school because most students can go to school without them. Find below the steps on how to prepare shito for school or at home. Shito is a spicy Ghanaian condiment made with hot chile peppers. The name of the condiment refers to the word for pepper in the Ga language.

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