Niger Gumbo Sauce (Sauce Gumbo)

Ingredients:

500 g fresh okra, washed an with stems removed

6 tomatoes, blanched, peeled, de-seeded and chopped

6 garlic cloves, minced

250 ml water

1/2 tsp salt

1 Maggi or Stock cube

2 green chillies, pricked with a fork

60 g powdered dry prawns, optional

Salt, to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Chop the okra into fine pieces (this will help thicken the sauce) and add to a saucepan along with the garlic, tomatoes, chillies (powdered prawns, if using) and water. Allow to simmer, covered, over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the okra is tender and the sauce has thickened. Add the Maggi cube towards the end of the cooking period and season with salt, as desired. Serve on a bed of rice. For a more substantial meal add crab meat, dried fish or cubed fish meat to the stew.

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