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Kpekple (Kpokpoi)

Kpekple (Kpokpoi)

Ghana

70Minutes
HardLevel
6Serves
9Steps
About

The sacred festival food of the Ga people of Accra, a steamed and sieved fermented cornmeal dressed with palm-nut oil and served at Homowo to hoot at hunger.

Equipment
  • Steamer pot with basket
  • Cheesecloth or clean muslin
  • Large bowl
  • Wooden spoon or masher
  • Wide sieve or colander
Ingredients
Fermented corn dough1 kg
Water500 ml
Palm-nut cream (concentrate) or red palm oil250 ml
Salt1 tsp
Smoked fish, deboned and flaked (to serve)200 g
Palm-nut soup or okra stew (to serve)as needed

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