tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post6392062967237945724..comments2024-02-24T23:54:11.036-07:00Comments on The Spice Island: Red-Red: The Greatest Recipe Known to HumankindSpencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277266195750561555noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-9164967045201680912023-01-02T20:50:06.370-07:002023-01-02T20:50:06.370-07:00Best Red Red recipe I've tried. We eat it over...Best Red Red recipe I've tried. We eat it over rice, because that's how Senegalese do most things!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-44463592151680171812018-11-04T06:22:32.681-07:002018-11-04T06:22:32.681-07:00Oh my goodness, this was delicious! My friend, bor...Oh my goodness, this was delicious! My friend, born in London to a mother born in Ghana had taught me about yams. So I made this with yams (cuz they are so easy) and fried plantains. I also used coconut oil, because that is what I had at hand. It worked for me. Really tasty. (I also added a tiny pinch of asafetida to replace shrimp powder... don't tell) this recipe rocks!!!Sharon Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733542154841335411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-77892191416477722552017-02-11T17:52:27.121-07:002017-02-11T17:52:27.121-07:00Wow! This awesome, thank you!Wow! This awesome, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-52440770688975086252016-07-16T09:19:52.794-06:002016-07-16T09:19:52.794-06:00I live in a village in Maine, and have, naturally,...I live in a village in Maine, and have, naturally, very limited access to international ingredients. I'm a passionate eater, and so cooking is a necessary step. I'd just finished a novel set in Ghana, and 'red-red' was one of the protagonist's favorite dishes. So of course I found a number of recipes online, and they all called for red palm oil. Sigh. I wouldn't be able to get that for a while, and I can't bring myself to order stuff online: I want to be in the store to buy it and to look at all the other things available, in case I want to buy them as well (sigh). So imagine my surprise when I walked into the local 'health food store' and there, lying in ambush for me, was a jar of red palm oil I bought it.<br />I chose your recipe because of the enthusiasm with which it was written. Asking people to 'eat the shit' out of something was somewhat startling, but appreciated.<br /><br />You know that no recipe comes out the same twice. But this was (is!) very very good. <br />A couple of adjustments I had to make due to larder deficiency probably didn't sway things too much from your general direction.<br />Thus: <br />- one red jalapeno and 4 hot Korean peppers for the habanero chili<br />- 2 tsp Korean Anchovy powder for the shrimp powder (I thought of grinding up a couple of dried shrimp as well but was too lazy)<br />- a can of pretty good tomatoes instead of fresh ones<br />- half the palm oil you suggest (because I'm hoarding it, don't know when I can get my hands on some again)<br />- yellow-eyed peas instead of black-eyed; dried and cooked instead of canned.<br /><br />That's about it - and it's a dish that will have to be made many times over. It was so good, but I want to see if I can approach something like your culinary ecstasy when eating it. This means making it again and again and again (at which point my palm oil will have run out) to see where it gets me.<br />One last additional note, to show my bona fides as a food fanatic, I suppose: I cooked this the night (after 8pm) before leaving on a two-week trip, because passion.<br />Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176978626631700461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-10552214653867236082015-11-08T20:11:18.584-07:002015-11-08T20:11:18.584-07:00Yep. I do it because that's how my Ghanaian fr...Yep. I do it because that's how my Ghanaian friends have taught me and it's delicious. You could probably scale it back a bit if you wanted to. Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277266195750561555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-13390345618587902292015-10-08T15:45:12.439-06:002015-10-08T15:45:12.439-06:00A cup of oil?? Is that right? Why so much?A cup of oil?? Is that right? Why so much?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778078623096988105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-45528543534558305022013-12-01T20:11:12.728-07:002013-12-01T20:11:12.728-07:00Yup... Sounds like you got some rancid oil. Canola...Yup... Sounds like you got some rancid oil. Canola oil or unspoiled palm oil will give you much, much better results! Try it again and let me know how it is!Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277266195750561555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-11279880961436950442013-08-18T18:29:52.396-06:002013-08-18T18:29:52.396-06:00I just made this. I don't know if I bought the...I just made this. I don't know if I bought the wrong type or brand of palm oil (it was red and kinda sauce like until it heated), but it produced an extremely strong foul smell as I cooked it and it brings an overpowering not-so-good taste to the dish. I really don't like it at all. Did I do something wrong? I bet if I made this dish again and used canola oil it would be delicious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-83495411089001612402013-06-29T15:09:05.175-06:002013-06-29T15:09:05.175-06:00It makes a pretty big batch--I'd say it'll...It makes a pretty big batch--I'd say it'll make about 8 servings... Depending on your definition of a serving.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277266195750561555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-32934303518301770432013-03-05T14:59:57.396-07:002013-03-05T14:59:57.396-07:00Hey hey, can't wait to give this a try with so...Hey hey, can't wait to give this a try with some injera, and check our the rest of your site! Question, How many do you think this will serve? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926490076014130013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-19365196581679565942013-02-24T21:25:12.198-07:002013-02-24T21:25:12.198-07:00You're right - this is absolutely delicious! I...You're right - this is absolutely delicious! I had red red in Ghana a few years ago, but havent been able to make it since. Your recipe hit the spot - thank you! Charlottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-88589300962126885252012-06-22T09:54:52.178-06:002012-06-22T09:54:52.178-06:00For the flavor... ideally, you'd use fresh gar...For the flavor... ideally, you'd use fresh garden tomatoes. But barring those, vine-ripened are a little better in flavor than the others and less watery than hothouse.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277266195750561555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-63529946276025162962012-03-06T14:46:21.797-07:002012-03-06T14:46:21.797-07:00Why shouldn't I use Roma or Hothouse tomatoes?...Why shouldn't I use Roma or Hothouse tomatoes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-67532470941530271362011-11-22T14:48:17.199-07:002011-11-22T14:48:17.199-07:00My mom is making it right now hope I like it!My mom is making it right now hope I like it!Kylahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-29105394427823146052011-08-31T20:17:11.510-06:002011-08-31T20:17:11.510-06:00We've also been craving red-red since we left ...We've also been craving red-red since we left Ghana last year, and finally got to try your recipe tonight. It was awesome! Can't wait to try your pupusa and injera recipes.Tara Dairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553180762608936696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424849424238285544.post-62493381761392903152011-08-18T19:02:26.563-06:002011-08-18T19:02:26.563-06:00I've been looking for this recipe everywhere! ...I've been looking for this recipe everywhere! I went to Ghana last year and this was my favorite meal. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com