Ghana Recipes
Gold Coast kitchens built on plantain, cassava, and groundnut. Here are 4 authentic Ghana recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
4 recipes
🇬🇭 Nkatenkwan (Groundnut Soup)
Ashanti, Ghana · easy · 70 min
A silky, gingery peanut soup simmered with chicken and chilies, eaten with soft rice balls.
🇬🇭 Red Red
Greater Accra, Ghana · easy · 50 min
Black-eyed peas stewed in red palm oil beside caramelized fried plantains — named twice for its two shades of red.
🇬🇭 Hausa Koko and Koose
Ashanti, Ghana · medium · 45 min
A spiced fermented millet porridge with koose, crisp black-eyed pea fritters — Ghana's beloved breakfast.
🇬🇭 Asaana
Ashanti, Ghana · medium · 45 min
A caramel-hued Ghanaian drink of fermented corn sweetened with burnt sugar — malty, tangy, and served cold over ice.