RECIPES: How to prepare Apapransa (not the traditional style)

Aprapransa is not that kind of food you find on the streets of Ghana every day. It’s prepared specially and not everyone has the skill to make it come out right.

It’s very nutritious and fulfilling and you’ll enjoy it when you get your hands on a bowl.

Mostly the traditional recipe has been a delicious combination of cornmeal and palm nut soup.

This dish is perfect for the adventurous type. Enriched with numerous health benefits, it also supports a healthy lifestyle. Prepare yourself a plate with this recipe.

Following Kendolf Events on Facebook, they have taught us a new recipe, different from the traditional style we all know.

When you are craving for Apapransa and you don't have any soup, don't worry. An alternative way to make this delicacy is using palm oil and a few ingredients

Below are the ingredients and the steps you will need to follow:

Ingredients

Roasted corn meal

Onions(more)

Tomato

Peppers

Momone (fermented, stinky or stock fish)

Powdered shrimps

Deboned herrings

Smoked salmon

Palm oil

precooked Crabs(clean and cook with salt and water)

Seasoning salt(optional)

Salt

Steps

1. Add some palm oil to your pot, add the *fermented fish* and fry on a moderate heat.

2. Add in some sliced onions, fry till translucent

3. Blend the pepper and onions, then add

4. Stir and let it cook for about 5mins or when all the water evaporates

5. Dice or slice in the tomato and stir.

6. Immediately add the deboned herrings

7. Stir and let it cook. Not forgetting to stir occasionally

8. When the tomato is almost done cooking and the smoked mackerel

9. Add the shrimp powder

10. Add the crabs

11. Add the seasoning salt and salt to taste

12. When the stew is fully cooked, take out the crabs and scoop some of the stew and set aside.

13. Add some water to the stew in the pot, taste for salt.

14. Cover and bring to a boil

15. Set some of the boiled base on the side

16. Take your roasted corn flour and gently add into the base while stirring continuously like you will do to konkonte.

17. You will alternately add the flour and the soup you set on the side till it's well incorporated

18. When you run out of the base you can add water to your desired consistency.

19. The doneness of this will depend on the quantity of the food itself. 15min-1hr. When this food is cooked thoroughly you will not taste the raw flour just like banku. Remember the corn is already roasted so it don't take that much time to cook.

20. Add your crab and stew, you can add red beans if you like.

Enjoy.

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