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    January 14, 2017

    MPUH FISH - CAMEROONIAN WHITE SAUCE

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    I remember making this absolutely delicious creamy white sauce a lot with my mom when I was about 8 or 9 years old. It was at that age when my hands wanted to cook everything. So when a YouTube viewer requested that I demonstrate this recipe, I had to call mama.

    Me: "Mommy, I want to make Mpuh fish. How do I go about it?"

    Mom: "You need Njangsa! A lot of Njangsa! They normally make it with ground plantains but..."

    She assumed that I won't have access to ground plantains.

    Me: "I already dried some plantains in the oven. I just need to grind it"

    Mom: "Good! So you will mix the plantain powder and Njangsa with water some spices. Bush pepper... then you rub it all over the fish. MAKE SURE IT ENTERS THE HEAD OF THE FISH"

    "Then you place it on the fire to cook. If you like, drizzle some palm or groundnut oil on top. That's it."

    mpuh fish

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    My mom added that it could also be made into a pudding. Instead of cooking it in a pot as a sauce, you wrap the fish mixture in banana leaves (or foil paper) and steam.

    So I diligently followed Mama's instructions except I don't have any bush pepper (a twisted kind of black pepper at home). So I used white pepper instead.

    Update note: My mom says mpuh fish should be thicker than what my picture shows. It should be more of the fish and less of the sauce. Thanks mom!

    Watch me whipping up the sauce below. If you want to know more about Mpuh fish, read on.

     

    Mpuh fish or mpu fish or mpouh fish is a white flavourful sauce mostly eaten in the South West region of Cameroon. The key ingredient is fish (of course!), some plantain flour and njangsa, a nutty seed popular used to make pepper soup in Cameroon. It has a creamy texture that is to die for. It is earthy, spicy and mostly eaten with some boiled plantains or boiled rice. It is so easy to put together: basically a dump and go recipe.

    njangsa

    This is Njangsa - a nutty ingredient used in making pepper soup and other Cameroonian delicacies

    As mom said, you need some plantain flour. Back home, we usually buy it ready-made from the market or dry plantains in the sun to make our own. But you don't need to purchase any or use the sun. Making plantain flour at home is SO EASY. Just get some unripe plantains and cut into thin strips then pop into the oven on very low heat (less than 200 degrees F) to dry them out. It took about two hours for these to dry completely.

    dried plantains

    Then you let the plantains cool completely and blend them into a powder. You could use the small cup of your blender or a coffee grinder for this. And let me tell you: plantain flour is a healthier substitute to yam flour or corn flour. Fellow fufu-eaters, you should try plantain fufu sometime.

    homemade plantain flour

    And you should definitely try Mpuh fish. Ahbsolutely ahmazinggg.

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    MPUH FISH
    Prep Time
    20 mins
    Cook Time
    20 mins
    Total Time
    40 mins
     

    Spicy Cameroonian sauce made with plantain flour, fish and other ethnic flavours. This is how my mama makes it.

    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Cameroonian
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 130 kcal
    Author: Precious Nkeih
    Ingredients
    • 2-3 pounds fish cut into steaks (about 1-1 ½ kg)
    • 2 unripe plantains
    • 1 cup njangsa seeds - ground
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • ½ medium onion - chopped
    • 3 small seasoning cubes - Maggi
    • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper (or bush pepper)
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup vegetable/canola/palm oil
    Instructions
    To make the plantain flour
    1. Cut plantain into very thin strips and place on an oven tray. Bake on very low heat (about 200 degrees F or 100 degrees C) until the plantain slices are dry and break easily when touched. Depending on how your oven works, you may need to flip the slices half-way through cooking.

    2. Allow to cool completely then grind into a powder using the small cup of your blender or a coffee grinder.

    To make the Mpuh Fish Sauce
    1. Blend together onion and garlic. Then in a large pot, mix together, plantain flour, ground Njangsa, onion, garlic, white or bush pepper, hot pepper (if using), salt and Maggi and three cups of water. 

    2. Add fish into the mixture and cover to ensure the mixture touches every angle of the fish. Cover and let it cook for twenty minutes, checking half way through to add in water if needed. You can make it as light or as thick as you want. That's it! Enjoy!

    To make the pudding instead
    1. Put fish and spice mixture into banana leaves or aluminum foil and place in a large pot. Add water to about halfway through and steam for about an hour.

    If you make this deliciousness, please tag me i a photo on Instagram @preciouscore. I'll love to see!pre-signature-pro

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    Comments

    1. Patty Princewill says

      January 15, 2017 at 12:21 am

      My mouth watered when I saw this. It's been ages I ate Mpuh.Thanks for the reminder P. Will try it out one of these days.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        January 15, 2017 at 11:37 am

        I know right, P. This post has reminded many about Mpuh Fish. Hope you enjoy.

        Reply
    2. Bola says

      January 15, 2017 at 3:22 am

      Making plantain flour at home is so easy, thanks for sharing this Precious.
      That Mpuh fish looks like our 'Kote' in naija. What can be used in place of njangsa? I don't think it's available here.
      Well done Mama P.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        January 15, 2017 at 11:39 am

        I don't think Njangsa is available there either, dear. It's a very unique ingredient, I doubt if there is an alternative. Wish I could ship some to you.

        Reply
      • Del says

        February 16, 2018 at 9:28 am

        Njansaga is available here in Nigeria.I'm even cooking my mpuh fish here in Aba Abia state

        Reply
    3. Dominika says

      January 16, 2017 at 3:00 am

      Precious it looks yummy and I'm sure it will taste great too.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        January 16, 2017 at 3:56 pm

        Thanks Dominika. It is delicious!

        Reply
    4. Cheechee says

      January 17, 2017 at 7:40 pm

      Yes just like Bola said it looks like kote fish!It also reminds me of our Ofe Nsala-white soup in a way.

      http://www.CheecheeLIVE.com

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      • Precious says

        January 18, 2017 at 11:10 pm

        I would love to see what kote fish looks like! I googled but saw nothing. Sounds interesting.

        Reply
    5. Bernice fru ndifor says

      April 25, 2017 at 3:26 pm

      Wao it's so awesome and super delicious to eat this meal.thank you for the recipe

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 26, 2017 at 4:57 pm

        You're welcome, dear.

        Reply
    6. pamela says

      May 12, 2017 at 4:27 am

      Hey, Precious,
      lucky to have u, i try all your recipes and they are like mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delicious
      post more. i'll do the mpuh fish this weekend and u'will get the result

      Reply
      • Precious says

        May 12, 2017 at 11:43 pm

        Oh glad to know, Pam!
        I'll look forward to the result ?

        Reply
    7. solange says

      August 30, 2017 at 9:08 am

      I've always wanted to try this delicacy n now I am soooo confident to go ahead. thank u precious

      Reply
      • Precious says

        September 02, 2017 at 11:40 am

        You are welcome, Solange!

        Reply
    8. Jaff Hurera says

      December 13, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Wooooow, I'm salivating already oooh, I must try this

      Reply
    9. Jaff Hurera says

      September 29, 2018 at 2:04 am

      I must cook mpou fish this week. It's so amazing. Sis Precious thanks for sharing

      Reply
    10. Jaff Hurera says

      September 29, 2018 at 2:08 am

      Wow!!! This is amazing, I must give a try to mpou fish this week. Thanks for sharing sis Precious

      Reply
      • Precious says

        September 30, 2018 at 11:47 am

        You are most welcome. Hope you enjoy!

        Reply
    11. Roland says

      April 09, 2019 at 11:19 am

      Thanks for the recipe

      Reply
      • Precious says

        April 10, 2019 at 2:27 am

        You're welcome.

        Reply
    12. Fonyuy Lizette Fenlai says

      April 27, 2019 at 4:38 am

      Interested

      Reply
    13. Luma Emma Ngonga says

      February 27, 2020 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks for the recipe, I look forward to cooking mpuh fish one of these days.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        March 03, 2020 at 11:42 pm

        You are most welcome.

        Reply
    14. Swnkum Violet says

      January 13, 2021 at 1:09 am

      Hmmmm I really luv this, bt I just did a try out and it tastes really good but the problem is the colour my soup came out brown I don't know where I went wrong pls help🙏

      Reply

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