Hweh: A Taste of Ghana

Ingredients

Fresh fish fillets

500g

Lime juice

4 tablespoons

Red onion

1, finely chopped

Tomato

1, finely chopped

Scotch bonnet pepper

1, finely chopped

Cilantro

a handful, chopped

Salt

to taste

Black pepper

to taste

Avocado

1, sliced

Plantain chips

to serve

Instructions

1. Rinse and pat dry the fresh fish fillets with paper towels.
2. Cut the fish into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl.
3. Add the lime juice to the bowl and gently toss to coat the fish. This process of 'cooking' the fish in lime juice is a key step in preparing Hweh. Let it marinate for at least 10 minutes.
4. Add the finely chopped red onion, tomato, scotch bonnet pepper, and cilantro to the bowl with the fish.
5. Season the mixture with salt and black pepper, then gently stir to combine. Be careful not to over mix, as you want to keep the fish pieces intact.
6. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or even overnight if time allows. This chilling period allows the flavors to meld together, resulting in a more flavorful dish.
7. Serve the Hweh chilled, accompanied by the sliced avocado and plantain chips. The coolness of the avocado and the crunch of the plantain chips perfectly balance the spiciness of the Hweh.