Vegan Dish You Can Try This Holiday

For the holiday makers who are vegans, here is a great recipe to spark up your holiday. Being a vegan in Ghana, doesn’t mean you have to give up all the delicious dishes you enjoy. It means you only have to be creative in the kitchen enough to enjoy these meals but in a vegan way.

This recipe from holistichealthvegan.com, will ensure your holiday worthwhile.

Ghana Okra Stew (Vegan) and Fanti Kenkey
Ingredients
2 Packages of vegan beef chunks
30 Okra fresh pods (sliced)
2 Packages of chopped frozen spinach
1 Large onion (sliced)
1 Large tomato (sliced)
1 Small can of tomato sauce
3 Large garlic cloves (minced)
1 ½ Inch piece of fresh ginger (minced)
1 Scotch bonnet pepper (cut in half)
1 Veggie bouillon cube
2 Tsp of vegan “beef” bouillon
1 Tbsp of kelp flakes
1/3 Cup red West African Palm oil
2 Sprigs of thyme
1 Tbsp sea salt
Method
Please know in advance that you will need a large pot for this.

In a separate pot, place the slice okra with water to cover it and let it come to a slow boil. (It will become slimy and soft but that is what we want).

In a large pot (using medium heat/flame), saute the garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes, and scotch bonnet in the palm oil until they are almost tender. Then add the two packages of frozen spinach and allow it to cook down stirring everything occasionally to ensure that nothing burns. By now the okra should be cooked through. Skim the residue off the top and then pour the entire pot of okra into the pot with the stew.

Stir everything well to incorporate all of the ingredients. Now add the veggie bouillon cube. In Ghana, we typically use a shrimp Maggi cube for this dish. Maggi cubes while tasty are full of MSG and well shrimp. So instead use the unsalted veggie bouillon cube. Then add the tablespoon of kelp flakes to give that shrimp taste to the stew.

Note: If you have it, you can even add some vegan shrimp to this dish to to give it a nice taste and a little more authenticity.

For the holiday makers who are vegans, here is a great recipe to spark up your holiday. Being a vegan in Ghana, doesn’t mean you have to give up all the delicious dishes you enjoy. It means you only have to be creative in the kitchen enough to enjoy these meals but in a vegan way.

This recipe from holistichealthvegan.com, will ensure your holiday worthwhile.

Ghana Okra Stew (Vegan) and Fanti Kenkey
Ingredients
2 Packages of vegan beef chunks
30 Okra fresh pods (sliced)
2 Packages of chopped frozen spinach
1 Large onion (sliced)
1 Large tomato (sliced)
1 Small can of tomato sauce
3 Large garlic cloves (minced)
1 ½ Inch piece of fresh ginger (minced)
1 Scotch bonnet pepper (cut in half)
1 Veggie bouillon cube
2 Tsp of vegan “beef” bouillon
1 Tbsp of kelp flakes
1/3 Cup red West African Palm oil
2 Sprigs of thyme
1 Tbsp sea salt
Method
Please know in advance that you will need a large pot for this.

In a separate pot, place the slice okra with water to cover it and let it come to a slow boil. (It will become slimy and soft but that is what we want).

In a large pot (using medium heat/flame), saute the garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes, and scotch bonnet in the palm oil until they are almost tender. Then add the two packages of frozen spinach and allow it to cook down stirring everything occasionally to ensure that nothing burns. By now the okra should be cooked through. Skim the residue off the top and then pour the entire pot of okra into the pot with the stew.

Stir everything well to incorporate all of the ingredients. Now add the veggie bouillon cube. In Ghana, we typically use a shrimp Maggi cube for this dish. Maggi cubes while tasty are full of MSG and well shrimp. So instead use the unsalted veggie bouillon cube. Then add the tablespoon of kelp flakes to give that shrimp taste to the stew.

Note: If you have it, you can even add some vegan shrimp to this dish to to give it a nice taste and a little more authenticity.

Okro And Fanti Kenkey