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Spinach stew is a Ghanaian favorite stew which is usually served with rice, yams and plantains.
It was a favorite of our household and we will have it once a week for lunch right after school.
Unfortunately I would get myself in trouble by staining my shirts. And if you’ve had Spinach stew from Ghana when it stains it stays.
What I didn’t like about it was that I’d stain my shirts and get myself in trouble.
My wife told me when we first met that her favorite food was plantains and spinach stew.
So one day I cooked it and invited her over for lunch. She admitted later that the stew wasn’t that great, but I more than made up for it later :).
The picture above shows plantain and the stew with a few slices of avocados.
Surprisingly fresh plantains can be found on Amazon.
Spinach stew
This is a favorite stew of many Ghanaians, which is made out of Spinach, onions, fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic, oil, salt, habanero peppers, other spices. It served with rice, yams, plantains, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 Bulb Onion
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 4 Habanero Peppers You don't have to use as many.
- 1 Pound Fresh Spinach
- 3 Fresh Tomatoes
- 1/4 Ginger root
- 1 Tsp Salt Or salt to taste
- 4 Tbsp Canola oil You can use Olive oil too
Instructions
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Start off by chopping up the spinach, tomatoes and onions and set aside
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Chop up your garlic, ginger and habanero peppers and blend with a little of water.
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Pour oil in a pre-heated pan and fry your onions for about 5 minutes.
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Add in the blended produce and tomatoes and let cook for another 5 minutes.
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Now you can add your spinach, lower the heat to medium and let simmer for about 45 minutes. Because the spinach and tomatoes have a lot of fluid in them and you don't want your stew to soggy. So after about an hour of cooking your world famous spinach stew is ready to be served.