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Common Ghanaian soups are groundnut soup, [12] light (tomato) soup, [12] kontomire (taro leaves) soup, palm nut soup, [13] ayoyo soup and okra soup. Ghanaian tomato stew or gravy is a stew that is often served with rice or waakye. Other vegetable stews are made with kontomire, garden eggs, egusi (pumpkin seeds), spinach, okra, etc.
A Yoruba stew mainly consisting of spinach and locust beans. Egusi soup: Nigeria: A stew mainly consisting of egusi. Ekwang: Cameroon/Nigeria: A dish of grated cocoyams wrapped in cocoyam leaves and cooked in a spicy stew. [2] [3] Eru soup: Cameroon: A stew made with finely sliced Gnetum africanum (eru) leaves cooked with waterleaf and red palm ...
West African-Inspired Chicken & Peanut Stew. This stew is made by thickening a flavorful, tomato-y soup base with ground peanuts and root vegetables. The result is a creamy, nutty, spicy, earthy ...
West African maafe or groundnut stew, prepared by a Senegalese cook. A typical West African meal is made with starchy items and can contain meat, fish, as well as various spices and herbs. A wide array of staples are eaten across the region, including fufu , banku , kenkey (originating from Ghana ), foutou, couscous , tô, and garri , which are ...
1. In a small bowl, cover the currants with hot water and let stand until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain. 2. In a large nonreactive bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the olive oil with the garlic ...
They created gumbo, an adaptation of a traditional west African stew; stewed tomatoes and okra; corn cakes, shrimp and grits; hoppin’ John, jambalaya, red rice and other rice-based dishes; collards and other greens; chow-chow and other pickled vegetables; boiled peanuts and peanut soup; and chitlins and cracklings, among other foods." [10] [11]
Groundnut stew , (var. mafé, maffé, maff, sauce d'arachide, tigadèguèna or tigadene), is a peanut-based stew common to much of West Africa, and very popular in Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. Variants of maafe appear in the cuisine of nations throughout West Africa and Central Africa.
Kontomire stew is a stew made from cocoyam leaves (known in the Akan language as "kontomire"), commonly prepared in the home and very popular in Ghanaian cuisine. [7] In Ghana , kontomire stew is served with variety of dishes, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] including steamed rice, cooked yam and plantain.