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Monyo

Monyo is a Beninese sauce made with palm oil, tomatoes and okra or spinach, often flavoured with smoked fish or shrimp. It is usually served over rice or maize dough and accompanied by chilli.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Sauce

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Heat the palm oil in a pan over medium heat and cook the chopped onions until they turn translucent.
  2. Add the crushed tomatoes and the tomato paste, then cook for 10 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens.
  3. Pour in the water and bring to a gentle simmer, then add the flaked smoked fish and the dried shrimp if using.
  4. Stir in the chopped spinach or okra leaves and simmer gently for 15 minutes with the lid on.
  5. Season with salt, pepper and chilli powder, then taste and adjust.
  6. Serve the monyo hot, with white rice.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the smoked fish with black mushrooms and add a spoonful of peanut paste for a creamier texture.

Using what's available here. Frozen spinach works very well in place of okra leaves.

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