Soup
Nkrakra (Ghanaian Light Soup)

Nkrakra (Ghanaian Light Soup)

Ghana

80Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
9Steps
About

A clear, gingery tomato broth beloved by the Akan and Ashanti people, simmered with goat meat or chicken and served with fufu or rice balls.

Equipment
  • Large pot
  • Blender
  • Sieve
  • Wooden spoon
  • Knife
Ingredients
Goat meat or chicken, cut in pieces800 g
Onion2
Fresh tomatoes4
Garden eggs (African eggplant)3
Ginger1 large thumb
Garlic3 cloves
Scotch bonnet pepper2
Tomato paste1 tbsp
Prekese (aidan fruit, optional)1 pod
Stock cubes2
Saltto taste

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