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GHANAIAN RECIPES: WAAKYE RECIPE

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waakye

Waakye is a popular dish from Ghana made with rice and beans combination, which is both delicious and nutritious. Waakye was earlier popular mainly in northern Ghana but has now gained popularity in all regions of Ghana and also in Nigeria, Togo and Benin.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice
  • 1 cup red beans or black-eyed peas or any kind of beans peas
  • 4 dry sorghum leaves or 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • Salt to taste
  • 10 cups of water

Preparation

  •  Wash and soak beans in water for 3-4 hours.
  • Drain the beans and place them in a large pot of water.
  • Let it cook for about 45mins.
  • Wash the sorghum leaves
  • Cut the leaves 3 to 4inches, toss them into the boiling beans and allow them to cook together.
  • If the sorghum leaves are unavailable, add a teaspoon of baking soda to give the waakye its characteristic color.
  • Remove the sorghum leaves from the beans after 5 mins.
  • Wash the rice and add to the beans in the pot, along with more water.
  • Allow the mixture to cook for 15-20mins (or until the beans are tender and the rice is cooked and all liquid has been totally absorbed).
  • Be sure that the mixture does not burn and keep stirring while it cooks.
  • Season with salt.
  • Serve with pepper sauce, stew, boiled egg, or fish, chicken, beef and vegetable.

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