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
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Ghanaian palmnut stew with roasted eggplant, salmon, and okra (abenkwan)
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 spinach and corned beef stew (nko to mireh)
My friend’s mother shared her family’s recipe with me, but at her request, I cannot post the recipe. It’s considered a family secret. If I find a similar recipe online, I will share it. (Aug. 2014)
Ghanaian palm nut stew with smoked turkey (abenkwan)
We typically make this with smoked turkey wings or drums, but we used smoked turkey necks this time. We made this based on a friend’s family recipe that we are not permitted to share at this time. (Jan. 2015)
Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew with fried plantain (red-red)
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)
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