Shito Is The Ghanaian Condiment You Must Try

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry smoked crayfish or shrimp
• 3 whole medium-sized dry Smoked Herring, preferably unsalted
• 2 very large onions, peeled and largely chopped
• ½ head garlic, peeled
• ½ cup ginger, chopped
• 7 small scotch bonnets, stems removed
• 4 cups vegetable oil, canola oil or sunflower oil, plus more as needed
• 1 tube (130 g) tomato paste
• 2 tsp anise seeds
• 1 Tbsp paprika
• 3 tsp allspice powder
• 1 heaping Tbsp dried thyme
• 1-2 shrimp bouillion cubes, or to taste, optional
• 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes, optional