Ghana

Waakye

Name: Waakye
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 500 g rice; 250 g black-eyed peas or red beans; 6 dried sorghum leaves (or 1 teaspoon baking soda); Salt; To serve: shito sauce, gari, spaghetti, boiled egg, fried plantain

Ghana’s breakfast rice and beans, tinted brown by sorghum leaves, served with shito, gari, an egg and fried plantain.

Time : 1 h 15
Serves : 6 people

Ingredients

500 g riceFind in the shop →
250 g black-eyed peas or red beansFind in the shop →
6 dried sorghum leaves (or 1 teaspoon baking soda)Find in the shop →
SaltFind in the shop →
To serve: shito sauce, gari, spaghetti, boiled egg, fried plantainFind in the shop →

Method

Soak the beans overnight in cold water.
Cook them for 40 minutes with the sorghum leaves, which give the brown colour.
Add the rinsed rice, salt and top up with water to 2 cm above.
Cook covered over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the leaves and serve with shito, gari, egg and fried plantain.

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