my grandma's Ghanaian beef stew recipe ❤️

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while canola is budget-friendly.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with less intensity, while serranos are often cheaper.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and bouillon cubes are cost-effective.

Cut up onions and ginger for the marinade.

Blend onions, ginger, scallions, garlic, Thai chilies, basil, onion seed, black pepper, and salt with a little water until smooth.

Add better than bouillon roasted beef base to the marinade and blend again.

Coat the beef with the marinade and let it marinate overnight.

The next day, cook the marinated beef on medium heat for about 25 minutes until cooked through, separating the beef from the broth.

Fry the beef in vegetable oil until dry and jerky-like.

Prepare the tomatoes by cutting them in half and squeezing out the juice and seeds.

Blend the remaining onions, garlic, and dry smoked shrimp, then add to the pot with the oil used to fry the beef.

Stir and simmer on low heat until the color changes and the onions caramelize.

Add the prepared tomatoes to the pot and continue cooking.

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