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Soupou Konkoé (Smoked Fish Soup)
Soupou Konkoé (Smoked Fish Soup) is a traditional Guinean recipe (from Guinea-Conakry) for a classic stew of smoked fish, pumpkins, carrots and potatoes in a red palm oil and tomato base flavoured with hot chillies and garlic. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Guinean version of: Smoked Fish Soup (Soupou Konkoé).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
40 minutes
Total Time:
60 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesVegetable RecipesGuinea Recipes
Soupou Konkoé (Smoked Fish Soup): A Guinean recipe for a stew of fish, pumpkins, carrots and potatoes in a red palm oil and tomato base flavoured with hot chillies and garlic.
Ingredients:
2 smoked and dried fish
2 tomatoes, crushed
1 tbsp tomato purée
4 small pieces of pumpkin flesh
2 Maggi bouillon cubes
3 fresh, hot, chillies
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste (typically at least 1 tbsp)
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 carrot, scraped and chopped
2 potatoes, cut into pieces
100ml oil (red palm oil or groundnut oil)
1l water
salt, to taste
Method:
Combine the tomatoes, tomato purée, onion, garlic, black pepper and 1 of the bouillon cubes in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
Wash the smoked and dried fish with hot water then cut into medium-sized pieces.
Heat the oil in a pan, add the smoked fish pieces and stir in the tomato mixture. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
At this point, add the carrots, potatoes and water. Now add the remaining bouillon cube and the whole chillies. Bring back to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes then add the pumpkin pieces. Continue cooking for 10 minutes more, or until the pumpkin is cooked.
Serve hot, accompanied by fufu or rice.
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