Equatorial Guinea Appetizers Food

BAKED BANANAS (AKWADU) FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut the bananas into rounds about ½" in thickness and lay them in a shallow baking dish. Pour orange juice, lemon juice and butter over the bananas.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar, coconut, and cinnamon on top.
• Place the baking tray in the oven for 15 minutes. When they are done baking, turn the oven to broil and broil for about 2 minutes, until the coconut is toasted on top.
• Serve with honey if you so desire. Enjoy!

AKWADU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F/200C (convection mode).
• Cut the bananas in half lengthwise without removing their skin.
• Score the flesh of the bananas. Arrange them in a baking dish.
• Pour the butter. Drizzle the orange and lemon juices.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon (optional). Sprinkle generously with brown sugar and coconut.
• Bake for 20 minutes, basting regularly with the banana juice flowing into the baking dish.
• Remove the bananas from the oven. Put a little honey on each.
• Return to oven on grill position and brown the top (about 5 minutes but watch closely).
• Baste with juice again.
• Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
• Cut the bananas into thick slices. Arrange them in a baking dish.
• Pour the butter. Drizzle the orange and lemon juices.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon (optional). Sprinkle generously with brown sugar and coconut.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the bananas from the oven.
• Put a little honey on each.
• Return to oven in grill position and brown the top (about 2 minutes but watch closely).

KANSIYé - TRADITIONAL RECIPE FROM GUINEA (WEST AFRICA)

Steps:

• Brown meat in oil in 10-inch frying pan.
• Add onion, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic, parsley and clove.
• Combine tomato sauce and 1 cup water, add to meat mixture and stir well. Dilute peanut butter in remaining cup of water and add to mixture.
• Cook over medium heat for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Serve hot over the cooked rice.