Smoked Mackerel Stew

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5 from 1 vote

This simple but delicious recipe will become your favorite smoked mackerel and pepper sauce in one fabulous dish!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Stew

Cuisine: Nigerian

Keyword: authentic smoked mackerel stew, easy smoked mackerel stew, homemade smoked mackerel stew, nigerian smoked mackerel stew, quick smoked mackerel stew

Servings:

Calories: 456kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the pepper sauce

5 tomatoes
3 sweet peppers
3 bell peppers
1 red onion
1 scotch bonnet
2 garlic cloves

For the stew

1 cup corn oil
1 white onion
Pepper sauce (see above)
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ salt to taste
2 knorr cubes
3 smoked mackerel

Instructions

Prepare the pepper sauce and smoked mackerel

Rinse the vegetables. Slice them using a knife.
Pulse the tomatoes, sweet peppers, bell peppers, scotch bonnet, red onion, and garlic in a blender until roughly chopped.
Debone and break the smoked mackerel into chunks.

Cook the smoked mackerel stew

Heat corn oil in a frying pan over medium fire.
Fry the white onion for a minute.
Stir in the pepper sauce and cook until the sauce thickens.
Season the sauce with curry powder, mixed herbs, smoked paprika, sea salt, and knorr stock cubes.
Mix the stew with a wooden spatula.
Fry the sauce for 3 minutes on low heat.
Add the smoked mackerel chunks.
Let it simmer for 2 minutes.
Serve the smoked mackerel stew with your favorite side dishes!

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Notes

Make smoked mackerel at home by cooking it in the oven, air fryer, or frying pan.
Use a food processor or miller instead of a blender.
Cook the sauce in oil with a high smoke point to prevent burning.

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