Pasta & rice
Omo tuwe
Omo tuwe is a Ghanaian dish of rice shaped into balls or small dumplings, often served with a light tomato or peanut sauce. Its taste is mild and neutral, and it goes very well with soups and spicy sauces.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Rinse the rice several times in cold water until the water runs clear.
- Cook the rice in 1 litre of salted water over low heat for 25 minutes, until tender and the water has been absorbed.
- While it cooks, fry the chopped onion in hot oil until golden.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, the tomato paste and the chopped chilli, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Dilute the peanut butter in 300 ml of water, then stir it into the sauce and let it thicken for 5 minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper and chilli powder, then add the smoked fish if using.
- Drain the rice, let it cool for a minute, then shape balls by hand with damp hands.
- Arrange the balls on plates and pour over the hot sauce.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Leave out the smoked fish and replace it with sautéed mushrooms to keep the savoury flavour.
With what you can find. Peanut butter can be replaced by plain unsweetened smooth peanut butter, diluted in the water.
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Original Ecomely recipe.