Kontonmire stew

Kontonmire stew

 Kontomire stew is a well-known Ghanaian stew made from the leaves of cocoyam plant.

It can be made solely with the leaves of the cocoyam or taro plant but it can also be mixed with agushi seeds.

Ingredients

– kontomire leaves

– 2 tablespoonfuls of ground shrimp

– 3 large smoked mackerel

– One momoni

– One koobi

– -4 large tomatoes

– 5 scotch bonnets

– ½ cup of palm oil

– 3 tablespoonfuls of agushi

– 1 large onion

2 tablespoonfuls of powdered pepper

Preparation

-Wash, remove the stems and slice the kontomire or cocoyam/taro leaves.

-Blend tomatoes,onion, scotch bonnets and pepper

 -For the Koobi, boil and throw out the water to get rid of some of the salt.

-Put saucepan on the fire, pour palm oil.

-Add momoni and sliced onions to it.

-Add blended tomatoes, onion, scotch bonnets and pepper.

– Allow it to simmer for five minutes and add smoked mackerel and Koobi to it.

-Add a bit of water if the stew is too dry and then add the ground agushi.

-Finally, add the kontomire and stir stew.

-Leave to cook thoroughly and then turn off the heat.

Serve with plantain, yam, cocoyam or rice.