Name: Flavored Oils
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: ½ cup sliced or coarsely chopped onion, plus a few extra slices; 1 teaspoon ground or grated fresh ginger (or to taste); ½ cup vegetable oil of your choice; Several hot chili peppers of your choice (in Ghana I use my favored kpakpo shito peppers; see pepper heat chart); 1 teaspoon dried ground red pepper (or to taste)

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The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

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Flavored oils are used in Ghana as a condiment that can be drizzled over starches, stews, or cooked cowpeas. It is similar to the way Fulbe cattle herders in Mauritania, Mali, and Northern Senegal use the oil butter nebam sirme. This spicy condiment can be made with a light-colored oil (like canola, safflower, or peanut) or the classic carotene-rich red palm oil. It reminds me of Asian chili oil made with sesame oil (sesame is originally from Africa) but with an African touch. Easy a

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