🇬🇳 Guinean Cuisine

Sauce Gombo

Okra Sauce

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 5

Difficulty Easy

Calories 358 kcal

A slippery, mucilaginous okra sauce enriched with palm oil and dried fish, prized for its unique texture and deeply savory flavor.

Ingredients

500g fresh okra, finely sliced
200g dried fish, soaked and deboned
1/4 cup palm oil
1 onion, chopped
2 scotch bonnet peppers
1 tbsp ground crayfish
1 bouillon cube
Salt to taste
400ml water

Instructions

1 Heat palm oil and sauté onion until softened.
2 Add dried fish, peppers, crayfish, and bouillon cube. Cook 5 minutes.
3 Add water and bring to a simmer.
4 Add sliced okra and stir well.
5 Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and slimy. Serve over rice or tô.

Did You Know?

The slippery texture of okra sauce divides opinion — Guineans who love it say the "draw" is what makes it authentic, while skeptics need time to appreciate it.