Ghana

Waakye

Name: Waakye
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 11 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ghanaian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rice; 3/4 cup soaked overnight lobia, dry (dried black eyed peas); 1/2 tsp (stands in for kanwa) baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda); 5 cups water; Salt, to taste

Rice and beans cooked till earthy brown. Accra's breakfast of champions comes with a crowd of sides.

70 minTime

14 gProtein each

mildSpice

10hPlan ahead. Soak for 10 hours first; the 70 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayRice, beans and waakye leaves, with all the sides.

The original

396kcalsame

14 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

70minutessame

Classic waakye.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups

Lobia, dry (dried black eyed peas)¾ cup, soaked overnight

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)½ tsp (stands in for kanwa)

Water5 cups

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Boil the soaked beans with baking soda and water until just tender. Add dried waakye leaves now if you have them.
2Wash the rice and add to the beans with salt. Top up water to 1 inch above.
3Cover and cook on low until the water is absorbed.
4Rest 10 minutes, fluff and serve with the sides.

Serve it like this

Scoop onto a plate or banana leaf with a spoon of shito, boiled egg, fried plantain, a little spaghetti and gari on the side.

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Waakye

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