ATTIE’KE’ is a side dish that is native to the Ivory Coast, West Africa. However, it is also eaten in Liberia and the western part of Ghana.
Attie’ke’ is made from the Cassava / Yuca plant that is found mostly in West Africa and South America. It is prepared from fermented cassava that has been granulated.
I did not eat at all when growing up but I had heard about it several times. I guess it was because my parents had never eaten it or ate it and did not like it.
So when I finally ate it a few years ago, it was so delicious and I felt very cheated because I had been missing out for over 30 years. To make matters worse, it’s so easy to make!
The best place to find this product is an African Store or good ole Amazon. And a popular brand Nayama Natural Attie’ke’. Open up the contents in the box and cook with water, olive oil, and salt.
Serve with roasted or fried Tilapia, mackerel, or cassava fish with alloco, Shitto, or some other hot sauce.
How to make KeleWele (Kelewele recipe – Spicy fried plantain cubes)
Fried Spicy Plantains
Kelewele pronounced kele-wele is spicy plantain cubes seasoned with ginger, onions, cayenne pepper, and salt.
Spicy fried plantain cubes is a popular and favorite street food in Ghana made out of riped plantains, sold by vendors at night times.
Kelewele is sold at night times because it gets really hot in the day; the average temperature in Accra is about 87 degrees Fahrenheit or 30 degrees Celsius.
Plantains are not bananas although they may look like them. Bananas are eaten raw 90 percent of the time. Plantains can also be eaten raw but that’s rare.
There was a popular joint in Accra called Labone Junction Kelewele, I have to admit that was the best I’ve had until I perfected the art.
My parents made sure we knew it was a treat anytime we were taken there. So we will not request to go there on consecutive days.
Serve this great dish with your favorite African cuisines like Waakye or Jollof.
Meat Pie is a West African street food pastry, that is stuffed with meat. It can served as an appetizer at restaurants, parties, etc.
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
West African
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time40minutes
Total Time1hour10minutes
Servings5People
Calories275kcal
Ingredients
Crust
2CupsUnbleached Flour
1CupButter
1TspSalt
1/2CupReally Cold Water
1Large EggFor quoting
Meat Pie Filling
1PoundGround TurkeyYou can substitute it with ground beef, chicken breast or tuna
1/2BulbOnion
1TspCajun SeasoningYou can substitute it Adobo seasoning or seasoned salt
1.5TbspOlive Oil
1Fresh Tomato
Instructions
Crust
Combine the crust ingredients: your flour, butter, salt and water in a large bowl
mix and knead it until a dough forms
Set aside in a freezer for 10 minutes
Filling
Pour oil in a frying pan and put it on medium heat
Add the meat and seasoning let it cook for 10 minutes
Add your onions to meat and let it cook for another 5 minutes
Add chopped tomato and let it simmer for 5 minutes
After the filling is done, lightly flour a surface and roll the dough with a rolling pin. Cut a piece of the dough into a square or circle, you can choose to make it large or small. Add some meat to each pie and fold in half and seal it. Use a fork to seal the edges so the meat does not fall out.
Lastly, quote the pies with your egg wash so you get that golden brown look
Recipe Notes
Meat pie after they come out of the oven.
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Wow your guests with this beginner-friendly meat pie recipe from Ghana!
Meat pie is a popular West African pastry which is stuffed with meat. It is very similar to empanadas from Latin American countries.
People from the Carribean Islands also have their version regularly called patties.
You can buy meat pie from many street vendors in West African cities as a quick snack or for lunch especially for busy individuals. Meat pie brings back so many great memories.
Another good thing about meat pie is that they’re super easy to make.
I love to make them because my wife absolutely loves them and I know it always puts a smile on her face.
I remember just before we got married we a mini-fight which was my fault.
So I apologized and bought her some really delicious meat pie.
When we were growing up, my Mom would make it for special occasions like birthday celebrations, marriage ceremonies, Christmas and other holidays.
It did not matter how many meat pies she made, they were always all gone by the same day. This was always a bummer the next day when we realized we had no more meat pies to eat.
And the times when we did not get to eat meat pies at home we would go over to our neighbors’ house because their Mom was a baker. She made meat pies once a week. And if we found ourselves there at the right time we would get a piece or two.
Try making this delicious recipe for your guests to switch things around.
If you try this meat pie recipe and end up with delicious pies, don’t blame me!
Make sure to pair it with Sobolo for extra effect.
Peanut butter soup or Groundnut soup is a soup made from peanuts and other ingredients. It is a staple African cuisine and also eaten in some parts of Asia.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
West African
Keyword
Peanut Butter Soup
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour25minutes
Servings4People
Calories1625kcal
Ingredients
2PoundsChicken, Goat meat, beef, fish, lamb
1BulbLarge Onion
1TbspSaltSalt to taste
1TspSeasoned Salt
3Habanero PeppersDepends on your tolerance
1/4PoundGarlic
1/4PoundGinger
10CupsWaterDepends on how light or thick you want it. Bear in mind it will thicken overnight.
4Fresh Tomatoes
2Cupspeanut butterpreferably the old fashioned brand
Instructions
Steaming your chicken
On medium heat put your chicken in a big saucepan and add 2 cups of water with salt, 1/2 of the onions and the seasoned salt and let it simmer for about 10 minutes
Blending ingredients
In blender add the other half of the onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and 2 more cups of water and blend the ingredients till its smooth
Peanut Butter Soup
Pour the tomato blend mix of the simmering chicken and spices and let it boil for another 10 minutes.
Pour the peanut butter with about 3-4 cups of water in a blender / food processor and let it blend till its nice and smooth
Pour the peanut butter mix over the chicken and the other ingredients and let boil for another 30 - 45 minutes. Now you can enjoy your world famous peanut butter soup!
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Cooking has been my number one activity during this pandemic.
I haven’t made a lot of time to cook in the last few months and I didn’t realize how much I missed it.
This soup brought back a lot of childhood memories.
My Mom made the world’s best Groundnut soup, and we would have this soup once in every two weeks and trust me it was to live for!
We ate Peanut butter soup with Fufu or Omo Tuo (Rice Balls).
I don’t think there was ever a fight on those weekends because all five of us kids were happy campers.
The left-overs will be eaten with Gari, a West African meal that is bagged or packaged and can be eaten with almost everything and its a good add on to Waakye.
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If you ever try it let me know, trust me you’ll thank me forever!
1CupGround PeanutsYou can also get peanut butter powder
1TbspOnion Powder
Salt to taste
1TbspPaprika
1TspGinger Powder
1TbspCayenne Pepper
1TspBlack Pepper
Beef on Skewers
5PoundsDiced Beef
1/2BulbOnion
Oil
Skewers
1/4Bell Pepper
Instructions
In a bowl mix all your spices together to make the great Kyinkyinga powder.
Dip a cooking brush in oil and quote your beef on skewers with oil
Generously rub your kyinkyinga powder mix on the meat and place them on a baking dish
Place the baking dish of kebabs in a 350 degree Fahrenheit pre-heated conventional oven. Bake it for about 20 minutes and your best ever beef kebabs will be ready to be devoured!
Sweet Potato Balls is mashed Sweet Potatoes mixed with other spices and veggies and formed into balls and Fried.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
West African
Keyword
Sweet Potato Balls
Prep Time45minutes
Cook Time10minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings5People
Calories240kcal
Ingredients
4LargeSweet Potatoes
1BulbOnion
1Carrot
1Jalapeno Pepper
1TspCarne Asada Seaoningyou can use seasoned salt, Adobo all purpose seasoning, cajun seasoning, etc.
1TspSalt
2LargeEggs
1.5CupsBread CrumbsSave the half cup for quoting the balls after forming them
Instructions
Boil your sweet potatoes for about 25-30 minutes or until cooked.
Peel the sweet potatoes and mash them till their no more lumps
Chop up the onions, carrots and jalapeno and add it to the potato mix
Add your spices,eggs and 1 cup of the bread crumbs
Mix in all the ingredients and with an ice cream scoop, scoop out some of the mix and shape them into balls, quote them with the leftover bread crumbs and deep fry them for 5-10 minutes.
When I was growing up my Mom and close relatives will make these appetizers on special occasions like Christmas, Easter, birthdays and other special occasions.
Last week my wife bought some sweet potatoes from the market and on Wednesday I remembered we had them and then the idea came, sweet potato balls.
Then I started thinking about the ingredients and had to find out if we had them? We had all the ingredients but bread crumbs.
I had gotten some bread from the market a few days prior which was perfect for bread crumbs.
This is a favorite stew of many Ghanaians, which is made out of Spinach, onions, fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic, oil, salt, habanero peppers, other spices. It served with rice, yams, plantains, etc.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
West African
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time1hour
Total Time1hour20minutes
Servings5People
Authorfnonterah2018
Ingredients
1BulbOnion
1CloveGarlic
4Habanero PeppersYou don't have to use as many.
1PoundFresh Spinach
3Fresh Tomatoes
1/4Ginger root
1TspSaltOr salt to taste
4TbspCanola oilYou can use Olive oil too
Instructions
Start off by chopping up the spinach, tomatoes and onions and set aside
Chop up your garlic, ginger and habanero peppers and blend with a little of water.
Pour oil in a pre-heated pan and fry your onions for about 5 minutes.
Add in the blended produce and tomatoes and let cook for another 5 minutes.
Now you can add your spinach, lower the heat to medium and let simmer for about 45 minutes. Because the spinach and tomatoes have a lot of fluid in them and you don't want your stew to soggy. So after about an hour of cooking your world famous spinach stew is ready to be served.
Making Ghana Sugar Bread or any kind of bread reminds me of a woman who sold bread in the neighborhood I grew up in Accra, Ghana.
Almost every other day we’ll pick up Ghana Sugar Bread fresh out of the oven. And I soon as I got home I would cut a couple of slices and butter them up.
Nothing like warm bread with melting butter over it.
Sugar bread gets its name because it’s made with sugar, duh :).
We don’t buy sugar anymore but we use organic honey as a substitute. We purchased a jar from the local farmer’s market. I don’t feel as bad using honey because it has medicinal value.
If you’re hungry and you want a quick snack, try this world-famous bread with a chilled Sobolo drink.
If you’re a bread fanatic like me you’ll have some bread ready for a quick snack or surprise your guests with this amazing recipe.
Make this recipe a little simpler by purchasing a Bread Maker from Amazon.
`This is one of the more popular breads to make in Ghana, West Africa. Made with flour, sugar / honey, nutmeg, eggs, milk, etc
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
West African
Keyword
Ghana Sugar Bread
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour5minutes
Servings4People
Calories200kcal
Ingredients
2.5CupsUnbleached Flour
1CupSugarIts usually made with sugar
1CupButter
1Large Egg
1/4CupWhole Milk
1TspSalt
1TspNutmeg
1TbspYeast
1CupLukewarm Water
Instructions
Boil one cup of water for a few minutes or until lukewarm and add the salt and a tbsp of honey then add the yeast. Let it sit between 5-10 minutes or until it reacts, it should grow in volume and become foamy.
Pour the the flour in a big bowl and add the nutmeg
Add the butter, milk, egg, water and mix well. Knead for about 10 minutes until its smooth and elastic.
Shape into a loaf and place it in a greased baking dish, cover it up and let it sit for about an hour so it rises.
Place in a 350 degree Fahrenheit pre-heated oven and bake for about 45-60 minutes until its golden brown