West African

Peanut butter lends its nutty, creamy texture to this hearty one-pot chicken and greens dish with an irresistible sauce you’ll want to serve over plenty of rice.

This creamy Senegalese rice and lamb dish combines peanuts, okra, and black-eyed peas to build beautiful West African flavors in a comforting one-pot meal.

Gumbo! Sinigang! Risotto!

Benne on Eagle chef Ashleigh Shanti’s brilliant blend of African and Appalachian foodways makes for hearty, unexpected twists on your favorite lazy morning classics.

My cold-weather preparedness plan: Making this obe ata stew recipe from Egunsi Foods founder ‘Yemisi Awosan.

Obe Ata is a Nigerian sauce that incorporates floral habanero chiles and bell peppers. This recipe uses obe ata as the base for a spicy, warming chicken and sweet potato stew. 

He pulls from his West African roots for a perfect bowl.

Simileoluwa Adebajo quit her finance job to bring her jollof pasta and egusi soup to Bay Area eaters.