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    Home » Nigerian soup recipes » Easy Mackerel tomato stew

    Published: Apr 20, 2015 · Modified: Nov 24, 2019 by Ajoke

    Easy Mackerel tomato stew

    how to cook mackerel stew

    Tomato Stew

    This mackerel stew is with a bang.... If you have not been using uziza to cook, you don’t know what you are missing. I recently started to add uziza leaves to some of the dishes I cook and it has lifted every dish I used it in. I made this tomato mackerel stew recently and yes I have to share it with you, my fellow foodie. It is very easy to make and it is one of those easy tomato stew you can make after a long day when you are not hoping to spend ages in the kitchen.

    I added uziza leaves to give the mackerel stew for some spicy and aromatic aroma. Tomato stew can be eaten with rice and swallow of choice when accompanied with okra, Efo riro or ewedu soup (jute leaves soup). Uziza leaf is a very good vegetable option that can be incorporated into our meals. It is aromatic, spicy and contains many vitamins and minerals such as calcium and iron.

    fish stew recipe

    Ingredients

    800g Tinned Chopped tomatoes (substitute with fresh tomatoes, remove seeds and cut into chunks)

    Chilli flakes or cayenne pepper

    1 tbsp beef bouillon

    Salt

    2 medium-size mackerel fishes (cleaned, cut into pieces, and seasoned with salt)

    1 handful of uziza leaves, chopped (substitute with basil also known as efinrin)

    ½ cup palm oil

    1 small onion, chopped

    How to make tomato stew

    Place a pan medium heat, add palm oil and heat for about 3-4 minutes

    Add chopped onions and fry till translucent

    Add chopped tomatoes and cook for few minutes

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    palm oil in a pot

     

    Add bouillon, chilli flakes and continue to cook till stew thickens up a bit

    Add uziza leaves and stir till well combined. Add water to the stew if need be (don’t add salt to the stew just yet if you have salted the fish earlier)

    Add the pieces of fish and stir gently to avoid breaking the fish and check for salt

    Reduce the heat and allow the stew to simmer for about 10 minutes

    Mackerel stew in a pot with uziza

    Serve mackerel stew with rice or swallow of choice.

    fish stew recipe

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    Tell me you don’t want to cook this yummy tomato stew… I would like to see what you have been cooking with my recipes, don’t forget to tag @myactivekitchen on Instagram, Facebook or simply send me an email. See you on my next post

     

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    Comments

    1. Helen says

      October 23, 2020 at 6:14 pm

      This looks delicious!! I have a few cans of mackerel in the pantry & looking for things to make with them. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Nancy says

      November 01, 2019 at 10:04 pm

      5 stars
      Look delicious I will try it

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        November 03, 2019 at 5:17 pm

        Thank you, Nancy

        Reply
    3. Sana says

      October 30, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      Hii..dear its very simple recipe,thanks for sharing this easy one .Its looking very delicious.

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        November 22, 2018 at 9:56 pm

        Thank you Sana, I am glad you found the recipe easy to replicate in your kitchen

        Reply
    4. TimiOja says

      June 14, 2018 at 12:56 pm

      Great recipe.
      I made some recently but I had it with rice

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        June 18, 2018 at 7:43 pm

        Thank you so much for the feedback

        Reply
    5. racs says

      January 09, 2016 at 10:46 pm

      lovely stew. where can i buy efinrin in london?

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        January 11, 2016 at 9:49 pm

        Hi racs, you will find dried efinrin (scent leaves) from any African or Asian shop.

        Reply
    6. ChiO says

      April 21, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      All i need now if freshly boiled yam with this stew. Well done!

      Reply
      • Ajoke says

        April 21, 2015 at 12:39 pm

        hahaha bring it on dear. thanks so much for stopping by.x

        Reply

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