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Fermented corn-cassava dough cooked into a tangy swallow, beside a whole charred tilapia and fresh pepper sauce β Accra's beachfront classic.
For 4 servings.
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Rub the fish with ginger, garlic and salt and let it sit 20 minutes.
Stir the soured corn mixture with cassava flour over medium heat until it becomes a smooth, stretchy dough, 15 minutes of real stirring.
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Grill the tilapia until charred and just cooked, 6β8 minutes a side.
Grind tomato, scotch bonnet and onion into a rough fresh pepper sauce.
Shape banku into smooth balls and serve everything on one platter, hands only.
Banku's gentle sourness comes from fermented corn dough, stirred over heat until elastic. Paired with grilled tilapia and raw shito or pepper sauce, it is the Friday-night order across Greater Accra, eaten hot with bare hands.
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