Obe Ata (Nigerian Red Pepper Sauce)

This versatile recipe for Nigerian obe ata delivers a rich and flavorful red pepper-and-tomato-based sauce that can be used in stews and braises, or cooked down into a condiment for dipping.

Nigerian Egusi Soup

This creamy, nutty ‘soup’ is made from Egusi melon seeds which are ground and poached in seasoned stock, often with a mix of protein (beef and dried fish being most common) and greens.

Ghanaian Chicken and Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup)

Peanut butter and tomatoes lend a rich and creamy backdrop to this simple, hearty Ghanaian chicken stew.

Curry-Flavored Nigerian Stock

This flavorful broth is an essential ingredient for many Nigerian dishes, including jollof rice, fried rice, stew, chicken curry, and more.

Nigerian Beef Stew

A mainstay of many Nigerian meals, there are countless ways to make this stew.

Efo Riro (Nigerian Stewed Greens)

A flavorful stew of silky amaranth leaves and tender cubes of beef, seasoned with ground crayfish.

Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup With Lime and Ginger

The end result is a soup that's as fortifying as the best chicken noodle, but with a bit of kick from its sour/sweet/pungent flavor profile. With nothing but a single burner, a chicken, and a few vegetables, you can pull together a good soup in about an hour. The first key is to make extracting flavor and gelatin from the chicken bones as easy as possible. This means chopping the carcass into very fine pieces.

Guyanese Pepperpot

Pepperpot, a national dish of Guyana, is a delightful meat-based stew, rich with braised beef and infused with cinnamon, clove, thyme, and wiri wiri peppers.

Ghanaian Goat and Tripe Peanut Stew (Groundnut Soup)

Slow-cooked goat and tripe are key to the savory, earthy intensity of this traditional Ghanaian stew. A rich and creamy peanut butter- and tomato-based sauce balances the tripe's assertive flavor, though the latter can be omitted for a milder dish.

Chicken Peanut Stew

Ghanaian Chicken Stew, a slow cooked chicken peanut stew based on the recipe from Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food: The Ultimate Weekend Cookbook, We adjusted the recipe slightly per our personal preferences,