African Cabbage Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• 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.
• 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.
• 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.