Dongo-Dongo is a traditional Congolese recipe (from Democratic Republic of the Congo) recipe for a classic dried fish stew flavoured with hot chillies, onions, garlic and thickened with okra. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Congolese version of: Dongo-Dongo.
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Ingredients:
2 onions, finely chopped
2 hot chilli peppers, finely chopped
25 okra, cleaned and chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 Maggi cubes or 2 fish stock cubes with 1/2 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp coriander
500g dried, salted or smoked fish, cleaned, soaked and broken into pieces
pinch of baking soda
Method:
Heat the oil in a deep pan then fry the onions and garlic for a few minutes. Add the Maggi (or fish stock) cubes, okra and chillies. Cook for several minutes then add just enough water to cover and bring to the boil. Add the fish and reduce to a simmer. Add the baking soda then simmer until both the okra and the fish are tender.
