Hello everyone, welcome to Hive Learners Creative Sunday Initiative. Today I prepared something delicious and you will definitely love it.
Waakye pronounced as Wankee by Nigerians is a meal that originated from Ghana but many Nigerians love the meal and even prepare it in their homes. Before I knew the secret behind Waakye, I always purchased it from a food vendor but after I discovered it, I stopped because I found more joy in preparing the meal myself.
Waakye is tasty and nutritious, the addition of Waakye’s secret recipe takes your rice to a whole different level in every ramification. The only secret about Waakye is adding “The Red Sorghum Fluid“ which can be gotten by boiling the Red Sorghum leaves or stalk. The fluid is all that makes the difference, it gives your rice a distinct colour and taste.
You can mistake Waakye for Jollof rice if you don’t taste it but it’s not the same meal. Waakye is just rice prepared with a medicinal and nutritious fluid. While growing up, the Red Sorghum Fluid serves as a blood tonic for us. I remember how my mom added milk to it and we drank it as a blood tonic but that was quite a long time.
Preparing Waakye is economical as you can get the Red Sorghum leaves stalk for as low as 200 naira. The other recipes for the sauce are cheap as well but you can decide to go for more expensive proteins.
What are the recipes used?
- Red Sorghum stalk
- Blended Pepper
- Fried fish
- Cowskin
- Onions
- Groundnut oil
- Basil leaf
- Seasoning Cubes
- Salt
- Rice
- Eggs
You can decide to use other things, chicken, prawn, snail or beef will be perfect in the sauce
Preparation
The first thing is to wash all the recipes and be sure they are clean before going on with the other process.
- Rince the Red Sorghum stalk throughly before boiling
- Boil the eggs and remove the shell
- Wash the Cowskin and boil if possible.
- Rinse and slice the onions
- Rinse and boil the slice Basil leaves.
- Rinse and blend the pepper.
Perboil the rice first because it would be impossible to do that after using the Red Sorghum Fluid.
When the rice has been parboiled, put the Red Sorghum Fluid in the pot and let it get hot.
When it’s hot, turn the parboiled rice into and add salt. Let it cook like a proper rice and it is ready for consumption.
SAUCE
I started by heating the oil before adding the Cowskin and onions, I allowed it to fry for a minute before turning the blended pepper into the hot oil as well. I added salt and seasoning after.
I added the egg and fried fish, you can add any protein you intend to use as well and allow the stew to fry.
Preparing Waakye and the sauce is quite easy but the nourishment you get from it is huge. Red Sorghum leaves are known to have the ability to combat cardiovascular-related diseases and it means you aren’t just eating rice but also fortifying your body system.
Although rice is carbohydrate, you have basil leaf, fish, egg, oil and every other thing to make your meal balanced diet.
Have you eaten Waakye before, share your experience and feel free to share your Waakye recipe, let’s learn from you.
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I love the final color that turned out for this dish, and my mouth is watering, and it's so early here hehehe... I think I will try to prepare this for today, I feel motivated among the cooking posts I have visited. Happy Sunday brother! ✌️
I am glad you love it and you will definitely love the outcome of food when you finish preparing it.
Happy Sunday from this part of the world.
Hilda Baci of hive with another banger. I'm one of the Nigerians that's yet to taste this Waakye and sauce. But it looks delicious. Maybe if I can lay my hands on this red sorghum I can prepare it.
Wow, I am surprised a lot of Nigerians are saying that they haven't eaten Yankee before. I hope you try it out bro, thanks for the visit.
Mad oh...na wanke we dey call am for Naija oh. Wetin we know? 😂
The preparation sef no be even small. Never thought that it was even this type of leaf that gives it that look and feel.
Na you be Naija number one chef oh. I go add this one to my catalogue. Or you can just make a collection of your kitchen posts someday.
I just got to know the real name, it's what fills the belly that matters and not the name. 😂
Okay bro, thanks for the suggestion. I will do that very soon and thanks for the support.
Cheers to a beautiful week.
Chef George, Cook that thing 😋😋😋🎉💯💯💯 Another banger from our very own Hilda bacci of Hive
Honestly I was thinking it was jollof rice, until I watched the video, thanks for exposing such delights
Well done
Lolz, it definitely looks like Jollof rice from a distance and that's just the simple secret about Wankee.
Thanks for the ginger bro, I appreciate you.
Hmmm, I was just opening my mouth as I watch...like seriously, this is amazing 😍
I am loving your cooking concept each day. I haven't eaten Waakye oo 😂
Just getting to know it from u today
Thanks for the tutorial
You did amazing 😍
I am surprised a lot of people haven't eaten Wankee before, I hope you try it out or probably prepare it at home. You will definitely love it.
Looks so yummy. What did you use to give the rice that shape?
It easy, rub little quantity of groundnut oil in your cup. Full it with the rice and turn it on a place, hit the bottom of the cup and remove it cup gently.
I see... just like moimoi
Hahaha. We do call it wankee then too but recently, I got the real pronunciation. Omo. The last time I ate waakye was in my Primary school days. There was a particular spot dad used to buy it for us as we use it for dinner. When we relocated, that was the end. I never tasted it again.
Where do one get this sorghum leaves from? I mean which particular people sell it? This is amazing. Thanks for revealing the secret to waakye even when I thought it was hard to prepare then. Lol
The last time I bought it was a long time ago and have always prepared it myself since then.
I do buy it from the herb seller, tell them you want poroporo. I can send a voice note to your DM if you don't get the pronunciation.
Oh no, I am salivating already, this looks really yummy.
Yes, it's really yummy. I hope you are having a great Sunday Ammie?
Yes I am, thank you.
wow Dee, another tempting and delicious delicacy, I heard sorghum leaves also act as a blood booster, which means this is another healthy way of cooking our rice.
Yeah, I learned about the boosting blood thing while growing up. It's really delicious honestly, thanks for coming through sis.
George!!! Ahhhh what is this?!!!
This is unfair, and the quantity of food this time is much 😃
Hope I'll have mine, no excuse o
Nice one, never heard that sorghum fluid before, glad to know now.
Yoruba call the leaf poroporo, we do get it from herbs sellers and I doubt if Igbo use it like we Yoruba's do.
Is it plenty? I finished it and even took more, probably, I was very hungry.
Ahhh this foodie George 😅
I'll find the leaf here, will like to have a taste.
Ohh okay 😃😃 so this is the logic behind this coloured rice.
Have not tasted it before though, but with what I'm seeing, I feel like tasting.
Good job always brother, kudos 👍
Seriously, you haven't tasted Wankee before? You are missing a lot bro, you should taste it and yes, that's the secret behind the coloured rice.
The fact that you are a guy and you are so good in cooking always makes me happy, Weldone brother.
Thanks man, I am glad I am making you happy somehow.
Trust your day went well?
Happy Sunday, brother.
This is delicious. But why don't I know how to prepare it? Am a Nigerian too and I sure know how to cook.
Seeing man who know how to cook is quite impressive. A lot of people think Wankee is a big deal until they find out the secret behind the colour.
I do love to see you share some of your cooking on Hive someday.
Hello my dear friend I hope you are well. Today in this Creative Sunday you have shown some of your wonderful experiences. He has fed us by cooking tea. You are good at making great sauces. I always wish you the best. I wish you all the best in this endeavor. I can also say that we have had a lot of experience in this wonderful cooking of yours. Best wishes to you in this contest my friend. I pray that you will spend a healthy and beautiful life with your family. Also I can say I am a new Hive user I always need your support thanks guys.
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STOPLovely meal you have here. The last time I made wankee, I made it with beans included. This meal is not only delicious but nutritious and healthy meal. Your images are always a killer and you are indeed doing very well. Weldone George
Hmmm haven't heard about this meal before i sear just seeing it for the first time, i even dont know that sorghum stick, can it be gotten in warri?? Men i will love to try out this recipe myself let me bookmark
Loved the presentation of your dish! Everything looks delicious, full of flavor and neat! Congratulations!
I really liked the way you prepared the rice and the red color given by the Red sorghum leaves.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe!
Greetings!