Guinean Fouti Lafidi
A Guinean vegetable stew served with rice, red palm oil, soumbara, and dried fish powder. Serves 4; allow about 10 minutes for preparation and 60 minutes for cooking.
Fouti Lafidi combines cooked, mashed vegetables with rice. It is seasoned with soumbara, lime, and dried fish powder, then finished with onion fried in red palm oil.
Method
- 01
Cook the rice
Rinse the rice and cook it according to the package instructions.
- 02
Cook the vegetables
Wash the okra, eggplants, and garden eggs. Put them in a pot with the peppers and cook until tender. Drain and set the vegetables aside.
- 03
Blend and season
Pulse the cooked vegetables briefly; do not blend them into a smooth purée. Mix in the lime juice, dried fish powder, salt, stock cube, and 1 tablespoon of soumbara.
- 04
Fry the onion
Heat the red palm oil over low heat. Add the sliced onion and fry for about 5 minutes, until crisp.
5 min - 05
Assemble and serve
Serve the rice and cover it with the vegetable mixture. Add the fried onion and some red palm oil; finish with the remaining tablespoon of soumbara.
Ingredients
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