Dja

Name: Dja
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Togo
Ingredients: 800 g chopped tomatoes; 200 g onion; 10 g garlic; 10 g peeled fresh ginger; 30 g tomato paste; 40 ml oil; 10 g food-grade dried shrimp powder; 5 g fresh chilli; 2 g salt; 1 g black pepper; 100 ml water

🍅 Reduced tomato and onion sauce with chilli and dried shrimp powder.

Ingredients

800 g chopped tomatoes
200 g onion
10 g garlic
10 g peeled fresh ginger
30 g tomato paste
40 ml oil
10 g food-grade dried shrimp powder
5 g fresh chilli
2 g salt
1 g black pepper
100 ml water

Preparation

Slice onion, chop garlic, ginger and chilli. Check food-grade shrimp powder stored properly. Weigh ingredients.

Heat oil in heavy pan. Cook onion 7 minutes over medium heat, garlic and ginger 1 minute, then tomato paste 2 minutes without burning.

Add tomatoes, water, chilli, shrimp powder, salt and pepper. Bring to simmer then lower heat.

Cook uncovered about 30 minutes, stirring base regularly until thick and onions tender. Partially cover if splashing without closing fully.

Rest off heat 5 minutes and divide into 4 sauce portions. Reference: 15 minutes preparation, 40 cooking, 5 resting, total 1 hour. No stock cube, potash, bicarbonate, meat or whole fish added.