SHE MAKES AUTHENTHIC GHANA FOOD FOR A LIVING

goat meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and more affordable than goat.

cassava

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes offer similar texture and flavor.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories.

beef or chicken stock

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock is healthier and can be made from scraps.

Peel and chop cassava and plantains into chunks.

Boil cassava and plantains in water until soft, about 20 minutes.

Drain the water and let cool slightly.

Pound the cassava and plantains together until smooth and stretchy, using a mortar and pestle or a fufu machine.

In a separate pot, heat vegetable oil over medium heat until shimmering.

Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Stir in chopped tomatoes, pepper, garlic, and ginger; cook until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.

Add meat and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.

Pour in stock and season with salt, curry powder, and bay leaves; simmer for 15 minutes.

Incorporate leafy greens and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes.

Serve fufu in a bowl with stew on the side.

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