Fran Osseo-Asare, Barbara Baëta

Seasoned Gari

Pino

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 to 3

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000The Ghana Cookbook
The Ghana Cookbook

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

  • About

This dish, like seasoned couscous, provides a delicious quick side starch for a meal. Pino is similar to, but lighter than, Nigerian eba, where the gari is much denser.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut or other vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  • 2

Method

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet on medium and quickly fry the chopped onion for 2 minutes. Add the stock, tomato paste, salt, and ground red pepper and heat to almost boiling. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
  2. Place the gari in a bowl and pour the hot liquid over it, stirring it quickly and gently with a fork or spoon, being careful to keep i