Plantain and Root Vegetables

cassava fritters

Savory Cassava Fritters

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Cassava is a staple food in Ghana, so I grew up eating a lot of it. However, I never had it fried until more recently. Fried cassava is delicious. Clearly, I’ve been missing out. Anyways, I love making these savory cassava fritters. They smell and taste divine. 

yam eto

Yam Eto (Mashed Ghanaian Yams)

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Happy new year! I thought I’d start of the new year with a recipe for one of my favourite Ghanaian foods, yam eto (short for etor and also referred to as otor/oto). Eto is a traditional Ghanaian dish which consists of mashed yams or sweet plantains.

Tostones (Twice-Fried Plantain Chips)

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Who doesn’t love plantain chips? Tostones require a little more effort to make than regular ol’ plantain chips, but they’re definitely worth it. For the uninitiated, tostones are twice-fried plantain chips that are a staple food in Latin American countries like Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

baked yams

Baked Ghanaian Yams with Caramelized Onions

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I had a bit of Ghanaian yams left so I came up with this baked yams with caramelized onions recipe to use up the yams. It turned out so well that I had to share. I made this as a side dish for pan-fried salmon but it’ll probably go really […]