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DIY Recipes: How to prepare shito (Ghanaian pepper sauce)

Shito
Shito

Ingredients:

  • Cooking oil
  • 5 tablespoons powdered pepper
  • 5 tablespoons powdered fish
  • 3 tablespoons powdered shrimp
  • 2 onion bulbs
  • 1 sachet of tomato paste (optional)
  • Salt

Process:

  • Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat
  • Blend onions and stir for about 10-15 minutes, till the water evaporates a little
  • Add powdered pepper and tomato paste and stir
  • After about 10 minutes add fish powder and powdered shrimps and keep stirring
  • Add salt to taste
  • The mixture will turn brown after about 10 minutes. Leave to boil for a few more minutes 
  • Put out the fire and let it cool. You can dish it out into glass containers after a while. 

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