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Waakye
Ghana
The breakfast of Greater Accra. Waakye sellers set up at dawn and sell out by 9am.
Rice and beans cooked with sorghum leaves — the signature Ghanaian breakfast dish that turns red-purple from the sorghum, served with stew, fried plantain and spaghetti.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
45 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
400 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400glong-grain rice
200gblack-eyed peas, soaked
dried sorghum leaves or baking sodafor colour
tomato stew and fried plantainto serve
spaghettito serve
Method
1
Boil black-eyed peas with sorghum leaves for 15 minutes until slightly tender.
2
Add washed rice. Cook covered on low heat 30 minutes.
3
Serve with tomato stew, fried plantain and boiled spaghetti.
Chef's Tip
The sorghum leaves turn the rice and beans a distinctive red-brown — without them it is still delicious.
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