Mpusuo

Mpusuo is a Ghanaian dish which is definitely not for the fainthearted. It's spicy, hot nature and special method of cooking makes it a special delicacy. It is best served with kenkey (fermented corn dough dumpling), banku (fermented corn and cassava/yucca dumpling), rice, potatoes etc.

Akua Yeboah @cook_4102291

Ghana

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

2 poundspork (optional). Use preferred meat
2large red onion
1/4 cupginger
6 clovesgarlic
1/4 cupjalapeños (optional)
1/4 cupgreen chilli
1 Tbspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcloves
3selim pods
1 tsprosemary
1/4 tspaniseed
1 Tbspsugar
1 tspsalt
1 Tbsptomato puree
1 cupvodka/dry gin/brandy
plantain leaves (optional)

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Steps

45 mins

1

Combine onions, green chilli, jalapeños, rosemary, garlic, ginger, cloves, aniseed and selim pods in a food processor and blitz till coarsely chopped.
2

In a large pot, place the pork which has been washed, cleaned and cut into bite sizes. Add salt, chilli powder, sugar and tomato puree and give it a good stir.
3

Pour over the pork, the contents of the food processor and stir.
4

Add the alcohol and stir. Quickly cover the pan with plantain leaves and secure the leaves by tying a cord around the pan. This is done to prevent the alcohol and steam from escaping since pork would cook on steam. Where plantain leaves are not available, a tight-fitting lid would do.
5

Cook on medium-high heat for about 35 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes.
6

Carefully remove leaves/lid and serve.
7

Selim pods