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Poisson à l'Odika

Name: Poisson à l'Odika
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Gabon
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 4 tbsp Peanut butter; 1 tsp Cocoa powder; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; 400ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fish stewed in a black paste made from wild mango seeds — a traditional Gabonese dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Odika is made by roasting and pressing the seeds of wild (African) mango into a block, nicknamed 'Gabonese chocolate' for its color and toasty aroma. Grated and melted into a sauce for stewing fish or meat, it makes a toasty, thick, dark sauce. It's a signature traditional taste of Gabon.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Gabonese market, black cylindrical blocks are laid out, then grated and melted at home as fish stews in the toasty sauce.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Peanut butter 4 tbsp
Cocoa powder 1 tsp
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 400ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Salt the fish and let stand 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
Add water and dissolve in the peanut butter and cocoa.
Add the chili and simmer 10 minutes until thick.
Add the fish, simmer on low for 15 minutes, and season with salt.

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