🇬🇭Ghana’s Most Legendary Street Food: Gari and Beans | 🇬🇭Famous GOBƐ

gari

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Quinoa offers a gluten-free alternative while cornmeal is less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil is healthier with better fats, while sunflower oil is often cheaper.

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based protein, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

onion

🥗Healthier: leeks

💰Cheaper: scallions

Leeks provide a milder flavor, while scallions are often less expensive.

Soak 2 cups of beans in enough water to cover them for 10 to 15 minutes.

Thoroughly wash the soaked beans and place them in a pot with boiling water.

Boil the beans until tender, about 30 minutes.

Peel and cut plantains into preferred sizes, seasoning with salt and a bit of water.

Heat oil in a pot and fry the plantains until golden brown, in batches.

Check on the beans and add sliced onion, seasoning with salt, and stir.

Allow the beans to cook for another 8 to 10 minutes until ready.

Prepare a hot pepper mix by blending habanero peppers, onion, and salt.

Melt palm oil in a pot and infuse with sliced onion, then add the hot pepper mix and fry for about 3 minutes.

Serve the beans with gari, palm oil infused with onion and hot pepper mix, fried plantains, avocado, and boiled eggs.

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