Gluten-Free Sierra Leonean Recipes
Every dish here is Sierra Leonean cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Krain KrainFreetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 45 minChopped jute leaves stewed with red palm oil and smoked fish into a savory green sauce, served over rice.
Krain Krain Benne CakesFreetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 25 minToasted sesame seeds set in crisp caramel, a simple, ancient West African sweet from Sierra Leone.
Granat Stew (Groundnut Stew)Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 1 h 10 minA rich Freetown peanut stew of meat in a smooth groundnut and tomato sauce, ladled generously over rice.
Okra Soup (Sierra Leonean)Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 1 h 5 minFresh okra cooked down with beef and smoked fish in a red palm oil broth into a thick, silky Freetown Saturday soup.
Rice Akara (Sierra Leonean Banana Fritters)Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 55 minOverripe bananas beaten with rice flour, nutmeg and sugar into a soft batter, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried into light, golden, gluten-free balls.
Foofoo (Sierra Leonean Fermented Cassava)Freetown, Sierra Leone · advanced · 4 daysCassava soaked for days until soft and sour, mashed, sieved and squeezed dry, then stirred over the heat into a smooth, stretchy, tangy dough, rolled into balls to eat with okra soup or krain krain.
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