Gari Foto Stufffed in Sweet Peppers

 INGREDIENTS

Gari Foto

1 cups (1/2 margarine tin) Gari, 6 tablespoons vegetable oil, 125 g onion, medium dice,

60 g carrots, medium dice, 60 g green beans, medium dice, 60 g green pepper, medium dice, 8 tablespoons, Palm oil, 2 tsp garlic, minced, 680 g tomatoes, seeded and diced, 4 tsp fresh ginger, grated, 1 tsp prekese, 200g minced meat, (optional), 4 tsp kpakpo shito (chili), minced, 8 basil leaves, chiffonade, 4 bell peppers or 8 long, sweet peppers (for stuffing)

DIRECTION

Add salt water to moisten Gari, 2.Blanch the carrots, green peppers and green beans in salted water, then drain and set aside, 3. Heat palm oil and vegetable oil, sauté the onions for about 2 minutes, then add the, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, , salt and prekese and cook until the stew is almost ready. Add the minced meat. Leave it to cook through. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. 4. Add in blanched vegetables and allow to cook for about 5 mins. Turn heat off. Slowly add about half the stew to the moistened Gari until the Gari is well mixed with the stew. Adjust the salt if needed. 5. Stuff the peppers with the Gari foto. Mix the remaining ‘stew’ with a bit of water (2 parts stew to 1 part water). Place in a baking dish. Place peppers over the mixture, cover with tin foil and place in medium heat oven and cook for about 20 mins until pepper is cooked and soft.  Serve peppers with stew. Take a look at the  link

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