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Foufou Dessi (White Sauce for Fufu)

Foufou Dessi (White Sauce for Fufu) is a traditional Togolese (from Togo) recipe for a classic white stew of chicken, dried fish and okra with garden eggs and which is typically served with fufu. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Togolese version of: White Sauce for Fufu (Foufou Dessi).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

60 minutes

Total Time:

80 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Chilli RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesTogo Recipes

The doévi in this recipe are a Togolese speciality. They are small dried fish that are typically boned, cooked until soft and then mashed into the soup or sauce. This white sauce can be made from a mix of ingredients as here, or it can be made vegetarian or simply made with just doévi. The closest I have seen to doévi elsewhere are the dried anchovies sold in Senegal. European dried sprats would make an acceptable substitute.

The blend of garlic, shallots and ginger given in this recipe is the classic Togolese flavouring blend known as n'tutu. This is what distinguishes Togolese cuisine from other West African foods.

Ingredients:

4 smoked chicken thighs
1 chicken or prawn stock cube
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 shallots, minced
2 tbsp ginger
100g doévi (these are little fish that are sold dried)
300g okra
5 garden eggs (West African white aubergines [eggplants])
2 tomatoes
2 onions
1 whole Scotch bonnet chilli
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Place the chicken thighs in a large pot with 1l water, the stock cube and the n'tutu mixture (shallots, garlic and ginger). Bring the mixture to a boil and continue boiling briskly for 20 minutes then add the doévi.

Trim the heads and tails of the okra then halve each one lengthways. Quarter the aubergines, tomatoes and onions. Add the garden eggs and onions to the meat mixture and cook for 20 minutes. Now add the okra and the tomatoes, take off the heat, cover and set aside to infuse for 5 minutes.

Serve hot, accompanied by fufu.