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For your Red Red - 3 ripened plantains (extra soft)
Slice the plantains diagonally and deep fry till golden brown.
Helpful: Slice one onion in to onion rings, and fry with the Plantain together. If the onion is brown, usually the Plantain is ready too. For the beans sauce (or stew)
Slice the plantains diagonally and deep fry till golden brown.
Helpful: Slice one onion in to onion rings, and fry with the Plantain together. If the onion is brown, usually the Plantain is ready too. For the beans sauce (or stew)
Red Red - (fried plantains and beans)
Use black eyed beans. You may use the canned variety, easier to cook with, if you are new to this dish. Palm oil - half a cup (Or vegetable oil, if nothing else to hand) 1 can crushed tomatoes. But you may use fresh tomato's as well. 1 scotch bonnet pepper (a habanero does the same job too).. careful though, those peppers are very HOT. Don`t get them into your eyes! (they are pictured on our website - just the 3 small red peppers. 1 Maggi cube. Might be vegetable or chicken. Best are the fish cubes. (African shops sell them) 1 pink or white onion (chopped) Garlic and Ginger (For an even better taste) |
Method:
Pour the Palm oil in to a pan, stir in the chopped onion and garlic, till onion turns translucent). Make sure, that the Palm Oil is not burning! Add the cut tomatoes and scotch-bonnet pepper. (Cut the pepper in halves, it releases the flavor better, but be careful not to eat the pepper, if you are not used to that kind of HOT). Let all simmer, till the oil rises to the top. This sauce is the basic tomato sauce that can be used for different recipes, going with rice and chicken etc. Add beans to sauce and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring to prevent burning. Add the crumbled spices to taste and there we are, just 1 min after...! Serve with fried Plantains! Then - your Red Red is ready! |
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Some Ghana Food Facts;
Palm Oil is edible vegetable oil obtained from the palm fruit of the Oil Palm Tree. Based on its health benefits due to its richness in Vitamins A & E and Carotenes, Palm Oil is increasingly becoming a first choice for many consumers, especially in the wake of the healthy eating trend in our world today. It is not hydrogenated and contains no trans fats!
Gari is made from fresh cassava. This is grated and the excess liquid then squeezed out. The grated cassava is then fried in a thin layer of palm oil or vegetable oil. It is a versatile food, with a high intuitive value. It can accompany fish, meat, beans and vegetables.
Palmnut Pulp Juice ready for use in the preparation of a traditional Palmnut Soup. (Canned product)
This foods represent some of the staple foods in Ghana.
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Important Health Tip: Any vegetable oil is to be consumed raw or extra virgin. Cold pressed and fresh, never refined. They should not be used for cooking at all. For cooking, you should use only coconut oil, palm oil or butter fat. Shea Butter is also very recommended! Ask in Ghana for exactly that!
Food produced in Ghana is grown usually with far less chemicals, than in Western Europe, USA, South America.
Food produced in Ghana is grown usually with far less chemicals, than in Western Europe, USA, South America.
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