Sautéed fonio
The cereal, the oldest in Africa with multitudes of virtues. In this recipe, the fonio is simply cooked and then jumped with a few vegetables, and shrimps. An easy and quick recipe, and so delicious
Ingredients
- 300 grams of fonio
- 2 carrots
- 100 grams of green beans
- 200 grams of shrimp
- 300 ml of water
- 4 garlic cloves
- 5 tsp. oil
- 1 tomato
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 onion
- 250 grams of soft corn
- some parsley
- 3 tbsp optional soy sauce
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Soak the fonio in 200 ml of water
- Let swell for 10 minutes then add 2 tablespoons of oil
- Put in the heat, for steam cooking for 10 minutes. And then remove from heat
- In a small glass of water, dissolve salt and sprinkle the liquid in the half -cooked fonio
- Form a small space in the middle, to add carrots and green beans. Return the fonio to steam for 10 other minutes
- Meanwhile, cut your tomato vegetables, peppers, and onions
- In a small bowl, mix your shrimp with crushed garlic, salt and pepper.
- In a pan, add a few drops of oil and brown the shrimp in the oil. Fry for about 3 - 5 minutes, until it is golden
- Remove the shrimp from the heat, and now add the onions and the cut peppers. Simmer for 2 minutes
- Then add the cut tomato, and simmer for 2 minutes
- Add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, salt and pepper and add the cooked fonio with its carrots and green beans
- Simmer 3 to 5 minutes, then add the shrimp, then the soft corn and finally the finely cut parsley
- Serve
