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As I said earlier on this blog, all you need is some rice to make a meal out of Shito.  In fact, you can use it with pretty much anything starchy: potatoes, tamales, bread, plantains, etc.  At the same time, you can enjoy it with traditional African staples like fufu or ogali.

More typically, you’d use it as a dip or a spread on the side of a meal.  It works well with beef, chicken, and even seafood.

But what you won’t see very often is Shito used as an ingredient.  But, after all, it’s thick, spicy, and fish flavored – making it the perfect nontraditional substitute for hot sauce, tabasco sauce, salsa, even ketchup.

With that in mind, I’ve begun posting some new recipes on Bakespace.com, just to give you some ideas.

You can add it to the mix for something as simple as Plantain Balls

Or something a bit more elaborate, like broiling tilapia that’s been marinated in Shito.

As I keep coming up with new ideas for Shito recipes, I’ll post them in detail on my favorite recipe sharing site, Bakespace.com.  And if you have new ideas or suggestions, definitely post them here on the blog or send them to me on either Facebook or Twitter.