• Burkina Faso Recipes 2026


Sauce Gombo (​Okra Stew)

Serves 6-8


INGREDIENTS:

1 pound hamburger (500 g)

1 large onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

4 cups cooked tomatoes or tomato sauce (1Liter)

2 cups fresh or frozen okra, chopped. (500 ml)

1 teaspoon salt (5ml)

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (5ml)

1 teaspoon chili powder (5ml)

2 cups fresh or frozen spinach, or other dark greens, chopped

Cooked rice for serving


INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Brown the hamburger. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft.

2. Add the tomatoes or tomato sauce, okra, salt, red pepper, and chili powder. Simmer 20  minutes.

3. Add the spinach or other dark greens and simmer 5 minutes more.

4. Serve over rice.


Recipe from: Extending the Table, byJetta Handrich Schlabach

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