Garifoto (Vegetarian Side Dish for Stew)

Ingredients

• •1 ounce margarine or palm oil
• •1 medium-sized onion, chopped
• •2 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• •6 ounces carrots, chopped
• •6 ounces mushrooms, chopped
• •6 ounces green peppers, chopped
• •1/2 pint vegetable stock
• •Hot pepper, to tste
• •4 ounces gari—a coarse-grained roasted, grated fermented flour, made from cassava and used as a staple food in a similar way to ground rice.

Directions

1. 1Cook the onion and tomatoes in the margarine or palm oil, stirring until pulpy, in a non-stick saucepan. Add carrots and fry for a few minutes.
2. 2Stir in the palm oil, then add the mushrooms, green peppers, stock and hot pepper.
3. 3Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix the gari into the sauce in handfuls, stirring constantly until all the liquid is absorbed.
4. 4Serve hot with a vegetable stew or fish stew.