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Angolan Calulu

Name: Angolan Calulu
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Angola
Ingredients: 400g White Fish Fillet; 20g Dried shrimp; 8 Okra; 1 Eggplant; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 bunch Spinach; 3 tbsp Palm oil; 1 Chili pepper; 1 tsp Salt; 400ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Dried and fresh fish stewed with okra, eggplant, and greens in palm oil — Angola's fish stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Calulu is Angola's signature fish dish: dried and fresh fish are stewed in palm oil with okra, eggplant, tomato, and greens such as sweet potato leaves. The dried fish spreads savory depth throughout, and it's eaten with funge. By the sea in Luanda, it's a Sunday lunch staple.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the veranda of a seaside house in Luanda, a big pot of fish and vegetable stew and white funge are set out as the family gathers for lunch.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 400g
Dried shrimp 20g
Okra 8
Eggplant 1
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Spinach 1 bunch
Palm oil 3 tbsp
Chili pepper 1
Salt 1 tsp
Water 400ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Salt the white fish and let stand 15 minutes.
Heat the palm oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion, garlic, and tomato.
Add the water, dried shrimp, and chili and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the diced eggplant, okra, and fish and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the roughly chopped spinach and simmer 3 minutes.

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