Ghanaian Waakye with Egg and Tomato Stew

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup long-grain rice
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup cooked black-eyed peas
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ripe plantain, sliced
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup chopped lettuce

Steps

1. Cook rice in water until tender; fold in black-eyed peas and keep warm.
2. Cook onion in half the oil until soft; add tomatoes, tomato paste, ginger, and half the salt and simmer 8 minutes.
3. Hard-boil eggs for 9 minutes, cool, peel, and halve.
4. Pan-fry plantain in the remaining oil until golden.
5. Divide rice and beans between bowls and add tomato stew, egg, plantain, and lettuce.

Allergen note: Contains egg.

Use the listed quantities as a guide, adjust seasoning to taste, and cook proteins to a safe internal temperature.