This is a popular Ghanaian food enjoyed in almost every part of the country.
Ingredients
For the Ampsie
- 4 tubers of Cassava
- Salt to taste
- Water
For the Abomu:
- 400g of Organic Spinach or Cocoyam leaves or Kontomire
- 1 sliced large Onion
- 20g of Pettie Belle Chillies (Kpakposhito)
- 185g of Salted Fish (Koobi)
- 150g of tinned Sardines in Tomato sauce
- 30ml of Zomi or Palm oil
- Salt to taste
Method
- Preparing Ampesi
Peel the cassava into a cooking pot.
Wash them thoroughly and put them into another cooking pot.
Add a reasonable amount of salt.
Boil over high heat for about 10 minutes.
Pour out the water and set aside
The ampesi is ready
- Preparing the Abomu
Wash the kontomire leaves well, remove the stalk from the vine and place them in a pot.
Add the tomatoes, onion, pepper, and Salted Fish (koobi) to the pot and add just enough water to steam.
Steam until the tomatoes, onions, and kontomire leaves are tender. Turn off the heat and keep any remaining water left after the steaming.
Place the chili, onion, and a piece of the koobi in an asanka (earthenware bowl) and mash it with the pestle.
Add the tomatoes to the mixture in the earthenware bowl. Mash until it is well incorporated with the onion mixture.
Add the kontomire and mash well into the mixture. If it is too thick, loosen it up with a bit of water from the steaming process.
Add salt to taste.
Heat palm oil and pour it on the mashed ingredients.
