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A Thoughtful day it was... even when already some month ago. Why you ask? Here goes the story:
It was one of these days, chatting away on the Terminal's discord server. Talking food because while i was running errands i found some "Gary du Togo" in an African Grocery Store over here in France (also known as Garri, Gari, Galli or Gali).
It's the flour of the fresh starchy cassava root and i never tried that before. So there i felt obliged to go for it, because it's always good to find some new recipes and tastes.
That's why i then went over to the chat to ask @queenstarr if she might can help me out with a recipe. After some back and forth i went to the kitchen and made my first ever Ẹ̀bà also known as Utara or Pinon.
For the traditional Ẹ̀bà you sprinkle the gari into boiling water (1 part Gari / 2 parts Fresh Water), take it of the fire and cover it about 5 to 10 minutes. Then stir it well and wrap it into balls.
(see the picture above)
After i went through all this and even killed a spatula,ha, she told me that she is actually cooking it differently then in the traditional recipe. Duuh! What the heck... Queeny!!! "Gimme that recipe", i told her, "i asked you to try it your way in the first place". And after some more back and forth i got it... lucky me. 😁
The main difference i saw there is, that she cooks it for quite a moment longer to "melt" the starch and bring it to some glossy shine, not like in the traditional way and no wrapping after. Here's her version:
qẸ̀BÀ
- Add Garri to boiling Water (1 part Garri / 3 parts Fresh Water)
- Cook on low heat for 20 to 30 minutes
- When it's kinda smooth - thick but not though - you take it off the fire
- Serve with some soup, Queeny told me
- I made a tomato - potato soup with some fine pork shoulder
Though it took me three month and a week to write this post, i finally can thank you, dear @queenstarr, for this excellent way of cooking cassava, or manïok as they call it here in France. The slight "acidity" is quite to my gusto and fits well with many of my favorite soups... definitely stays in my nutrition plan. 🍲🙏
𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕕 & 𝕋𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕪𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔻𝕦𝕕𝕖
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