About this dish
Cocoyam leaves cooked down into a rich, dark green stew with palm oil and fish.
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Ingredients
🥬4 cups cocoyam leaves, chopped
🌴1/4 cup palm oil
🐟150g smoked fish
🧅1 onion, chopped
🍅2 tomatoes, chopped
Method
Serves 21
Sauté onion and tomato in palm oil until softened.2
Add the smoked fish and a little water, and simmer to soften.3
Add the chopped cocoyam leaves and cook down until tender, about 20-25 minutes.4
Season with salt and chili.5
Serve with rice, plantain, or yam.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Kontomire stew is a common Ghanaian vegetable stew, made from cocoyam (taro) leaves, valued as a nutritious everyday dish.
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