Best GAMBIAN Beef Sauce Chewyapa !! How to cook BEEF SAUCE in The Gambia, West Africa

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

green chilies

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños add heat, while bell peppers are milder and cheaper.

Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until golden brown, then remove them from the oil.

Add beef to the same oil and stir-fry for about 10 minutes until browned.

Add chopped onions, bell peppers, and green peppers to the beef and stir.

Blend garlic and add it to the mixture.

Cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften and the mixture thickens.

Add tomato paste and stir to combine, cooking for an additional 15 minutes.

Add water to achieve a gravy-like consistency and continue stirring.

After about 30 minutes of cooking, add the fried potatoes back into the mixture.

Stir everything together and cook for a few more minutes until well combined and heated through.

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