About this dish
Fermented, steamed corn dough wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves, tangy and dense.
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Ingredients
🌽4 cups fermented corn dough
🍃Corn husks or banana leaves, for wrapping
🐟Fried fish, for serving
🌶️Pepper sauce, for serving
Method
Serves 41
Cook half the fermented corn dough briefly to form a thick paste, then mix back into the remaining raw dough.2
Divide into portions and wrap tightly in corn husks or banana leaves.3
Steam or boil the wrapped portions for 1.5-2 hours until firm.4
Unwrap and serve with fried fish and pepper sauce.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Kenkey is a staple Ghanaian food, especially popular among the Ga people, typically eaten with fried fish and pepper sauce.
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