Skip to content

Waakyne (Ghanaian Rice and Beans)

Waakyne is a popular meal cooked in West Africa. It is commonly eaten for breakfast or lunch, where it can be served with boiled eggs, fried plaintain, meat, fish, and even spaghetti.

Source and licence

"Waakyne (Ghanaian Rice and Beans)" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Waakyne_(Ghanaian_Rice_and_Beans), revision 4515516), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Waakyne_(Ghanaian_Rice_and_Beans)&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Read the original CC-BY-SA-4.0 Revision 4515516

What was changed: Reformatted by FoodByNation from the wiki page: ingredients and steps extracted, links and templates removed, diet notes detected from the ingredients. This adaptation is also licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ghana. Associated with Ghana by FoodStudio's reading of the page's title and categories (confidence 0.6). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

Create an image with FoodStudio Made by our AI generator from your own prepaid SecondMem credits. We keep no picture from the source.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Pick over the beans to remove any debris. Wash well, then drain and transfer to a pressure cooker.
  2. Add the dried millet stalk leaves along with enough water to fully cover the beans by a couple inches.
  3. Close the valve of the pressure cooker and leave it until it reaches its full pressure. This should not take more than 15 minutes.
  4. Once it has reached its full pressure, reduce the heat and leave for an additional 15 minutes for the beans to cook.
  5. Let cool down naturally and depressurize—this should take around 20 minutes. Once the pot is adequately cooled, open the lid.
  6. Transfer the contents of the pressure cooker to another pot, and stir in the rice. If needed, add enough water to cook the rice. Season to taste with salt.
  7. Simmer over low heat until the rice is fully cooked.
  8. Remove the millet stalk leaves, and serve with your favourite side dish.