Ghana Roadside Food: Let's Cook my Favorite Ghana Gari and Beans/gob3 Recipe

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 beans overnight.

Rinse the beans and add to 8 cups of hot water.

Boil the beans on low medium heat until soft, stirring occasionally.

While the beans are boiling, wash and cut the red plantain into pieces.

Fry the red plantain in heated oil until golden brown, then set aside.

Grind the ginger, onion, garlic, and pepper together.

In a saucepan, heat coconut oil and fry sliced onion until translucent.

Add the ginger garlic paste to the onion and stir.

In another pan, heat palm oil and fry the remaining onion, then add the ginger garlic paste and stir.

Add shrimp powder (optional) and a pinch of salt to the palm oil mixture and let it cook for 3-5 minutes.

Combine the fried onion ginger garlic oil with the boiled beans, adding salt to taste.

Serve the beans with fried red plantain and any additional vegetables like avocado.

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