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Shito (Dark Chilli Sambal)

Shito (Dark Chilli Sambal) is a traditional Ghanaian recipe for a dish of prawns in a very hot chilli and tomato sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ghanaian version of: Dark Chilli Sambal (Shito).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesSpice RecipesGhana Recipes


Ingredients:

180ml olive oil
8 cloves garlic
4 medium onions, chopped
1 piece ginger, grated
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 chicken bouillon cubes
150g prawns (peeled)
12 scotch bonnet chillies

Method:

Coarsely chop the chillies then pound to a paste in a pestle and mortar. Add a little of the onion and pound this in as well. Heat the oil in a pan and add the chilli paste. Fry for a few minutes then add the onions and ginger and fry for 10 minutes.

Stir-in the tomato paste, bouillon cubes then add the prawns. Cook until the prawns turn pink then serve immediately on a bed of rice.