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Nigerian Green Amaranth and Garlic Stew with Croaker Fish

Name: Nigerian Green Amaranth and Garlic Stew with Croaker Fish
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 300 g croaker fish fillets; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion; 5 cloves garlic; 2 medium tomatoes; 1 red bell pepper; 6 cups green amaranth (efo tete); 1 tsp ground crayfish; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground pepper

Green amaranth (efo tete) simmered with garlic, peppers, and tomato, topped with flaky croaker fish for a comforting stew.

Servings

3 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Efo tete, or green amaranth, is one of those Nigerian greens that turns silky and mellow the moment it hits a hot pot of peppered tomato stew. Here it's built up with plenty of garlic and a modest amount of oil, then finished with pan-fried croaker fish for a stew that eats like a full meal over a small serving of rice or boiled plantain.

We leaned into garlic and a generous pile of green amaranth for this one, both ingredients that fit a liver-friendly way of eating, and kept the oil to a light hand rather than deep-frying anything. It's a genuinely warming bowl of food, not a fussy one.

Ingredients

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Where to find these ingredients

Most ingredients here are everyday market staples across West Africa. A handful of specialty items may be easiest to find at a local open-air market or an African grocery store if you're elsewhere.

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