Lunch break: Cooking class with chef Sheriff Sambou (The Gambia)

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: natural peanut butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Natural peanut butter has fewer additives.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, but thighs are cost-effective.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, canola is more affordable.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers similar acidity, vinegar is less costly.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan.

Add chicken and stir-fry it.

Add chopped garlic and chopped onions; stir-fry until fragrant.

Add chopped tomato and bay leaf; stir-fry for a few minutes.

Add peanut butter paste and stir-fry with the other ingredients.

Add salt and black pepper.

Pour in 1 liter of water and bring to a boil for 10-15 minutes.

Add carrot and bitter tomato; stir and let it boil.

Add garden egg (aubergine) towards the end of cooking.

Add fresh lime juice for acidity.

Add salted dry fish for umami flavor.

Steam for another 15 minutes until the sauce is ready.

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