🇨🇮 Ivorian Cuisine

Garba

Attiéké with Fried Tuna

Prep Time 25 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 450 kcal

Ivory Coast's most beloved street food: coarse cassava couscous served with crispy fried tuna steaks, diced tomatoes, onions, and fiery pepper sauce.

Ingredients

1 Season tuna steaks with salt and crushed Maggi cube on both sides.
2 Fry tuna in hot oil until golden and crispy on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Set aside.
3 Fluff attiéké by hand, breaking any clumps. Season lightly with salt.
4 Mix diced tomatoes, sliced onion, and minced scotch bonnet in a bowl.
5 Serve attiéké on a plate, place fried tuna on top, and spoon the tomato-onion-pepper mixture over everything.

Did You Know?

Garba is named after the informal food markets where Nigerien migrants first popularized fried tuna with attiéké in Abidjan during the 1980s.