Shrimp Sauce Recipe

This is a traditional West African sauce made from dried prawns along with peanuts, tomatoes and onions. Often dried prawns or shrimps are ground to a powder and used as a thickener but here they are a main feature of this stew. 




Ingredients: 

• 1 onion, finely chopped 
• 3 okra, finely-chopped 
• 2 tomatoes, chopped and mashed 
• 250ml peanut butter diluted with 120ml hot water 
• 450g dried prawns, rinsed and soaked in warm water 
• salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper, to taste 
• 4 tbsp oil for frying 

Preparation: 

• Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions for a few minutes until soft and translucent 
• Stir-in the okra and fry for a few minutes more. 
• Add the tomatoes and continue frying for two to three minutes further. Reduce the heat and add the peanut butter, stirring until smooth (add more water if necessary). 
• Finally add the dried prawns and season to taste. 
• Season the stew on low heat for about ten minutes, or until the prawns soften. Serve with yams, white rice or FuFu.