How To Prepare Tuo Zaafi In Ghana. How is tz prepared? Tuo Zaafi is one of the favorite Ghanaian meals enjoyed by all the 16 regions of Ghana. The method to prepare Tuo Zaafi in Ghana is very simple and easy as the ingredients used are very good for the health of every individual.
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What is the meaning of tuo zaafi?
Tuo means stir while zaafi in the northern language means hot. Tuo Zaafi better known as Di3hou is a meal that has many varieties, so it can be hard to describe. The main ingredients are maize and cassava flour. Tuo is similar to banku but without the fermentation of the maize. It’s basically cornmeal boiled in water or soup with spices added to taste.
Tuo Zaafi Ingredients
- Ayoyo leaves
- Salt Peter (Potassium nitrate)
- Powdered Fish
- Powdered Okro
- Dawadawa
- Pepper
- Onions
- Fish seasoning
- All purpose spices
- Meat (Beef)
- Palm oil
- Tomatoes
- Salmon
- Herrings
- Cassava flour
- Corn flour
How To Prepare Tuo Zaafi In Ghana
Below is the method used to prepare tz soup in Ghana;
- Chop the ayoyo leaves into smaller sizes
- Boil water, add chopped onion, powdered fish, powdered okro and dawadawa.
- After 5 minutes add ayoyo leaves and salt peter
- Don’t cover, stir continuously until ingredients become very soft.
- Add salt and seasoning. Allow to simmer for 3 minutes and soup is ready.
- Cut meat into desirable sizes. Wash and put meat in big saucepan over moderate heat.
- Blend onion, ginger, garlic and add to meat.
- Add salt and seasoning and cover meat to steam for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat pan over medium high heat until hot and then add the olive oil. then add the chicken.
- Fry on one side until browned and then flip.
- Brown the second side and then transfer the meat to a bowl.
- Add chopped onion and garlic and saute until tender and starting to brown.
- Add grinded pepper, tomato puree and stir intermintently.
- Wash salmon and herrings. Then add to stew.
- After 6-10 minutes, add spices and allow to cook.
- Taste for salt and add some chopped onions.
- Finally add fried meat and allow to simmer for 3 minutes.
Below is the method used to prepare tz in Ghana;
- Fetch some corn flour and add cold water. Then mix thoroughly to form a solution.
- Boil enough water and add corn flour to cook for 5-10 minutes.
- Fetch some of the solution into a separate bowl.
- Mix dry corn dough and cassava dough and Add mixture bit by bit to the boiling corn dough and stir thoroughly to prevent any lumps.
- Add the corn dough solution you fetched aside to the Tuo Zaafi to make it soft and stir.
- After 15-20 minutes of stirring the Tuo Zaafi, you turn of the heat.
- Serve Tuo Zaafi with stew and soup.
