African Cabbage Stew

Name: African Cabbage Stew
Ingredients: 1 large head cabbage, diced; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 onion, diced; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 4 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced; 1 cup water; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 1 (15 ounce) can mackerel in tomato sauce; 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste; 1 pinch seasoned salt, or to taste

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 large head cabbage, diced
1/4 cup canola oil
1 onion, diced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
4 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
1 cup water
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (15 ounce) can mackerel in tomato sauce
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 pinch seasoned salt, or to taste

Directions

1

Place cabbage into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
2

Heat canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir tomatoes into onion mixture, place cover on saucepan, and cook until tomatoes are soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
3

Mix water and tomato paste in a small bowl until smooth; pour into the saucepan. Stir the mixture, replace the cover, and cook another 5 minutes. Add mackerel in tomato sauce; season with red pepper flakes and seasoned salt. Stir drained cabbage into the mixture. Cover saucepan and simmer mixture until mackerel is hot, 10 to 15 minutes.