Version 1

Name: Version 1
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: ½ cup water or stock; 1 large onion or several scallions, peeled and sliced or chopped (1 cup); 1 heaping teaspoon canned tomato paste; 2 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (palm, peanut, canola, etc.); ½ teaspoon salt or seasoned salt (or to taste); 1 heaping teaspoon crushed or minced garlic (optional); 1 heaping teaspoon grated or minced fresh ginger (optional); Chili pepper, to taste (use as much of a seeded and chopped habanero or Scotch bonnet [hot] or jalapeno [mild] as desired—for beginners, a thin slice will do); or ⅛ teaspoon dried ground red pepper to begin with and adjust to taste (more can be added, but the reverse is not true); 2 cups sliced or diced tomatoes

Everyday Tomato Gravy

Preparation info

Makes about
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

2 to 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (palm, peanut, canola, etc.)
1 large onion or several scallions

Africa
Ghana
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Directions

Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the onions to the hot oil and sauté for 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger, if using, and sauté 2 or 3 minutes more.
Stir in the tomatoes, chili pepper, and salt. Stir in tomato paste and water or stock.
Simmer about 15 minutes on medium-low heat, or until the gravy