🇹🇬 Togolese Cuisine

Gboma Dessi

Spinach Stew

Prep Time 35 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 390 kcal

Velvety West African spinach stew cooked with tomatoes, onions, and smoked fish in fragrant palm oil, served over starchy sides.

Ingredients

500g fresh spinach or gboma leaves, washed and chopped
200g smoked fish, deboned and flaked
3 large tomatoes, blended
1 large onion, diced
3 tbsp palm oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
1 cup water
Salt to taste

Instructions

1 Heat palm oil in a large pot over medium heat until shimmering.
2 Sauté diced onion for 4 minutes, add garlic and pepper, cook 1 minute.
3 Pour in blended tomatoes, cook 10 minutes until oil separates.
4 Add flaked smoked fish and water, simmer 8 minutes.
5 Fold in chopped spinach, cook 5 minutes until wilted and tender.
6 Season with salt and serve hot over fufu, akume, or rice.

Did You Know?

Gboma leaves are a variety of African eggplant leaf unique to West Africa, prized for their slightly bitter, mineral-rich flavor.