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Waakye

Name: Waakye
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 1.5 cups black-eyed or cowpea beans, soaked; 2 cups long-grain rice; Handful dried sorghum (waakye) leaves or 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; Water to cover; To serve: shito, fried plantain, gari, boiled egg, stew

Iconic Ghanaian rice and beans tinted deep red by sorghum leaves — served with shito, gari, spaghetti and stew.

1h 30m 6 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups black-eyed or cowpea beans, soaked
• 2 cups long-grain rice
• Handful dried sorghum (waakye) leaves or 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• Water to cover
• To serve: shito, fried plantain, gari, boiled egg, stew

Method

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Boil beans with sorghum leaves until almost tender, about 35 minutes.

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1
Boil beans with sorghum leaves until almost tender, about 35 minutes.
2
Remove leaves; add rinsed rice and enough water to sit 2 cm above the grain. Salt to taste.
3
Cover and cook on low 25 minutes until rice is tender and water absorbed.
4
Rest 10 minutes, fluff, and serve with shito and accompaniments.