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Waakye Burrito
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VEGAN WAAKYE BURRITO

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

  • 1 wrap

Rice and beans (1 serving)

  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 1/2 cup canned black-eyed peas
  • 1 handful of sorghum leaves
  • 1 cup water
  • A pinch of salt

Waakye Stew (6-8 servings)

  • 1 white onion
  • 1 tsp crushed garlic
  • 1 tbsp crushed ginger
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp crushed kpakposhito/green chilli
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 400g can of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

Garri Fotor (1 serving)

  • 3 tbsp raw garri
  • 1-2 tbsp water
  • 3 tbsp waakye stew

Plantain slices

  • 1/2 ripe plantain
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp coconut oil

Trimmings (per portion)

  • 1/2 avocado
  • Lettuce

Instructions

Waakye rice

  • Wash your waakye leaves thoroughly and add them to a pot of boiling water. Cook for 5-10 minutes until the water turns red. (You can either remove the leaves now or keep them in the pot. I removed them).
  • Add your rice to the pot, salt and more water if necessary. Add beans. Put a lid on the pot and let cook for 30 minutes on a medium heat or until the rice is cooked. Check on the mixture occasionally. You can add more water during cooking if necessary. 

Waakye stew

  • Blend your onion, ginger, garlic and green pepper with a splash of water. 
  • Add your oil to a pot on a medium heat and pour in the blended mixture, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. 
  • Add your tomato puree and stir for 1 minute. 
  • Add your chopped tomatoes along with the spices, stir and leave to cook, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes. 

Garri Fotor

  • Add your garri to a bowl with water. Crumble in your fingers until the mixture is a crumbly texture. 
  • Add your stew and stir until all the garri is coated.

Kelewele slice(s)

  • Preheat your oven to 180*C. 
  • Slice your plantain in half. Coat in salt and coconut oil. 
  • Place slice(s) on grill tray and cook for 10-15 minutes on each side until brown. 

Assembling!

  • Open up your wrap
  • Layer your ingredients in this order- rice, garri fotor, plantain, sliced avocado, 2 tbsp waakye stew, lettuce
  • Wrap up like a burrito, cut in half and enjoy!