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Moyo

Name: Moyo
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Benin
Ingredients: 3 Tomato; 1/2 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1/2 piece Ginger; 1 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fresh chopped tomato, onion, and chili — Benin's sauce for fried fish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Moyo is a fresh tomato sauce eaten in Benin and Togo: tomatoes, onion, and chili are finely chopped and dressed with salt and a little oil. It's served with fried fish, grilled chicken, akassa, or rice. A refreshing side, it's essential at home and stall tables.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a seaside stall in Cotonou, plenty of red tomato sauce is spooned over a plate of fried fish.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Tomato 3
Onion 1/2
Chili pepper 1
Ginger 1/2 piece
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Dice the tomatoes small.
Mince the onion and chili and grate the ginger.
Mix everything together.
Dress with salt and oil.
Let stand 10 minutes to meld.

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