Easy Ghana Beef Sauce Recipe

Since I discovered this recipe, I’ve stopped making tomato stew for plain rice. Plain rice is the favorite dish of many people and here in Ghana, it is popularly served with tomato stew, although some people also enjoy this meal with nkontomire stew.

Since childhood, I’ve always enjoyed my plain rice with tomato stew but in the past year or two, I didn’t really enjoy plain rice anymore and soon I realized it is because I always ate it the same way, and that is with tomato stew.

Plain rice and tomato stew is a delicacy, but when you eat the same meal over and over and over again, you start to crave other things. I was actually beginning to think I just didn’t want plain rice anymore and that was until I discovered the Ghana beef sauce recipe and I realized I just needed to switch things up and try my rice with other things.

Beef sauce, which is also known as beef stir fry is flavorful and packed with so many vegetables that makes it a healthy way to enjoy your plain rice. Moreover, rice is not the only meal you can use this easy Ghana beef stir fry recipe for. You can use it for ampesi (boiled yam or plantain), fried yam, fried red plantain, spaghetti, noodles or even kenkey.

Another great thing about beef sauce is that unlike making stew, you do not have to use a lot of oil. Just a little amount of oil is needed, like 2 or 3 tablespoons of oil, so it has low fat content. Compared to boiling them, it produces veggies that are tender-crisp and retain more nutrients.

Easy yet authentic beef sauce recipe

Beef sauce also known as beef stir fry can be made with whatever vegetables you like, most of which are readily available in the market. These include; carrots, tomatoes, onions, spring onions, green pepper. But to add even more flavors you can also add other exotic vegetables like yellow bell pepper, broccoli, peas. While these may not be readily available in the market, you can get some at Shoprite or the European Market at Adum.

Since this is a beef stir fry, we are going to be using beef, but you can also add in some mushrooms or sausages if you want.

List of ingredients needed for easy Ghana beef sauce

• 1 pound of boneless beef (cow meat)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 large carrot
• 1 large green bell pepper
• 1 large yellow bell pepper
• 1 cup peas
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• 1 medium-sized tomato
• 1 large onion
• 3 spring onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 thumb size ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chilli pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

How to prepare easy and authentic Ghana beef sauce

To prepare your easy and authentic Ghana beef sauce, start by washing all your vegetables. Get a bowl of water and add a tablespoon of white vinegar to it. Wash your vegetables under running water and after that put them in the bowl with the water and vinegar.

Now move on to your beef. Wash your beef well and them slice them into smaller pieces. The smaller they are the faster they will cook but don’t cut them too small or they will burn when you fry them. Once your beef is cut into your preferred sizes, marinate them in cornstarch and soy sauce. I like to sprinkle some black pepper on the marinate.

Now that your beef is marinating, it’s time to start cutting your vegetables. Chop all your vegetables in your prefered shapes and sizes.

Now for the ginger and garlic, you need to blend them, unless you are using ginger powder and garlic powder. But I prefer to use fresh ginger and garlic and blend them with some onions. Once all these are ready, it’s time to start cooking.

Now get your large frying pan or large deep skillet and put it on medium heat. Once your pan or skillet is hot enough, pour in a tablespoon of your cooking oil. I like to start with the vegetables before I do the meat.

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So when the cooking oil is heated, add in your vegetables and stir fry them for about two minutes. When they are done, pour them on to a plate.

Now moving on to the beef, pour in two tablespoons of cooking oil and let it heat up. Add in your beef and stir fry them. Remember, this is not deep frying, so you are not using a lot of oil, just about two tablespoons of oil is enough to stir fry your beef.

If the beef is a lot, don’t put all in at once, stir fry half of it and when those are done, pour them on a plate and stir fry the other half.

When all the meat are done, pour in your blended ginger, garlic and onions mix, add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and mix them well. If you do not have brown sugar, you can use honey instead. Add in a teaspoon of salt and pepper and let it cook for some time. I found that doing this makes the beef soft and tender.

Now pour in your stir fried vegetables and taste to see if the salt and pepper are to your liking. You can add some more salt and pepper to your desire and heat through. Your easy and authentic Ghana beef sauce is ready. Sprinkle some spring onions on it and serve.