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Ghanaian eggs with tomato relish (kosua ne meko)

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I am a huge fan of Ghanaian cuisine. We decided to try this intriguing recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024548-kosua-ne-meko?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share The dish is delicious, with layers of complex, briny, and refreshing flavors. It also is very simple to make, using humble ingredients. It would make a wonderful appetizer for a summer dinner party. Our modifications: first, because we didn't… Continue reading Ghanaian eggs with tomato relish (kosua ne meko)

Ghanaian jollof rice with smoked turkey

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I learned this family recipe from a Ghanaian-American friend’s mother, but she has not given me permission to share the recipe. I found this online recipe, which is fairly close: http://zoesghanakitchen.co.uk/recipe-jollof-rice-with-chicken/. The recipe I made uses smoked turkey wings in lieu of chicken and one package of onion soup mix as additional seasoning. (Mar. 2016)

Oven-baked plantains

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I got inspiration for this lighter alternative to fried plaintains from http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/healthily-cook-plantains-3827.html, except I coated the baking pan with some canola oil spray.  Preheat oven to 450, then lightly spray a cookie sheet with canola oil.  Place two plantains, cut on a ½ inch diagonal, on the cookie sheet, then lightly spray with canola oil. … Continue reading Oven-baked plantains

Ghanaian palmnut stew with roasted eggplant, salmon, and okra (abenkwan)

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This recipe is a merger of a friend’s family recipe, The Africa News cookbook, and my own improvisation. First, cut 2 large eggplants into 1 x 2″ pieces, each with skin on. Place on a cookie sheet lightly sprayed with olive oil, then lightly spray each eggplant chunk with olive oil. Season lightly with salt… Continue reading Ghanaian palmnut stew with roasted eggplant, salmon, and okra (abenkwan)

Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew with fried plantain (red-red)

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Recipe is here: http://thespiceisland.blogspot.com/2010/04/red-red-greatest-recipe-known-to.html?m=1 We reduced the oil to ½ cup (from 1 cup). This recipe calls for dried shrimp, so it is not vegetarian. I read somewhere that West African cuisine utilizes smoked shrimp, as opposed to dried shrimp. To mimic the flavor of smoked shrimp, we combined tiny dried shrimp (from a Chinese… Continue reading Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew with fried plantain (red-red)