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Usipa

Name: Usipa
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Malawi
Ingredients: 80g Dried sardines; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; A pinch Salt; 100ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Small fish from Lake Malawi braised with tomato and onion — an everyday Malawian relish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Usipa are small sardine-like fish from Lake Malawi, sun-dried and sold across the country. The dried usipa are soaked, braised with tomato and onion, and eaten with nsima. Affordable and rich in protein, it's an important relish in Malawian homes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the shore of Lake Malawi, silvery little fish dry on racks and are fried with tomatoes in a home kitchen.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Dried sardines 80g
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Water 100ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Remove the heads and guts of the dried sardines, soak in lukewarm water for 10 minutes, and drain.
Heat oil in a frying pan, fry the sardines, and remove.
In the same pan, sauté the sliced onion.
Add the chopped tomato and water and cook until it breaks down.
Return the sardines, toss, and season with salt.

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