Best Ghanaian street food Gari and beans(GOBE) recipe from scratch | @veeba's kitchen.

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.

Pour black eyed beans into a pot and remove any bad ones.

Wash the beans thoroughly and add them to the cooker with water and seasonings.

Add shrimp tablet and salt to taste, then stir to dissolve.

Add baking soda to help the beans soften and cook faster.

Stir the beans while they boil until they are soft.

Add butter to the beans and mix well.

Add bay leaf to the beans for flavor and stir to combine.

Prepare the pepper sauce by adding tomatoes, squash bonet pepper, Italian juicy chili pepper, onions, and scallions to a bowl.

Add salt to taste to the pepper sauce mixture.

Set the pepper sauce aside and prepare the palm oil by adding salt, scallions, and bay leaf to it.

Gently stir the palm oil mixture to avoid burning it.

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