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Gabonese Shrimp in Tomato

Name: Gabonese Shrimp in Tomato
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Gabon
Ingredients: 400g Shrimp; 3 Tomato; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Shrimp stewed with tomato, onion, and chili — a seaside dish of Atlantic-facing Gabon.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shrimp are plentiful on Gabon's Atlantic coast, and homes and eateries in Libreville and Port-Gentil often serve shrimp stewed with tomato, onion, garlic, and chili. Eaten with rice or plantain, it's a seaside-town treat.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a seaside eatery in Libreville, a pot brimming with shrimp in red tomato sauce is brought out and set beside a plate of white rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Shrimp 400g
Tomato 3
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel and devein the shrimp and sprinkle with lemon juice and salt.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, and chili and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the shrimp and simmer 5 minutes until they change color.
Season with pepper and serve with rice.

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