Country hub West Africa
West Africa

Cape Verde Recipes

This West Africa country hub organizes 6 Cape Verde recipes from the AfroKitchen atlas across main dish, stew, snack, and soup. Use it to compare dishes, cooking time, difficulty, and practical recipe links without leaving the country page. Good starting points include Cachupa Rica, Jagacida, and Pastel com Diablo Dentro. The stored recipes often use ingredients such as onion, garlic, bay leaves, and carrots.

Recipes
6
Featured dishes
1
Ready to cook
6
Browse AfroKitchen Browse collections
Country table
6

Cachupa Rica, Jagacida, and Pastel com Diablo Dentro

What to expect

6 dishes are ready to open and cook

Featured dishes

Start with these Cape Verde recipes

These cards are selected from the stored country hub, prioritizing featured and ready-to-cook recipes.

Cachupa Rica recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Stew Cachupa Rica Cape Verde's national dish — a rich, slow-cooked stew of hominy corn, beans, and multiple meats and sausages. The "rica" (r... Time150 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Jagacida recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Main dish Jagacida Cape Verdean beans and rice cooked with onion, garlic, bay, and linguiça-style sausage or kept vegetarian. Time40 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Pastel com Diablo Dentro recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Snack Pastel com Diablo Dentro Cape Verdean fried pastries stuffed with a fiery tuna and tomato filling. The name means "pastry with the devil inside" due... Time60 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietDairy Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Canja de Galinha recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Soup Canja de Galinha A comforting Cape Verdean chicken and rice soup with vegetables and a squeeze of lime. The Cape Verdean version of the Port... Time65 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe
Popular category links

Quick paths through Cape Verde recipes

Jump by dish type, then open a specific recipe card with full ingredients and method.

Main dish recipes from Cape Verde (2) Stew recipes from Cape Verde (1) Snack recipes from Cape Verde (1) Soup recipes from Cape Verde (1) Recipe recipes from Cape Verde (1)
Recipe categories

Browse Cape Verde dishes by course

Jump into the category that matches the way you want to cook: main dishes, stews, soups, snacks, sides, breakfast, desserts, drinks, and more where available.

Country archive

All Cape Verde recipes in one place

Open any dish below for ingredients, story, timing, serving notes, and pairings.

Cachupa Rica recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Stew Cachupa Rica Cape Verde's national dish — a rich, slow-cooked stew of hominy corn, beans, and multiple meats and sausages. The "rica" (r... Time150 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyHard DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Buzio Caboverdiano recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Recipe Buzio Caboverdiano Cape Verdean sea snail or conch stew slow-cooked with onion, garlic, tomato, pepper, bay, potatoes, and herbs. Time125 min ServingsServes 5 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Xerem recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Main dish Xerem Cape Verdean cracked-corn porridge or stew, cooked savory with bay, butter, beans, greens, and smoked meat or fish. Time95 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyMedium DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Canja de Galinha recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Soup Canja de Galinha A comforting Cape Verdean chicken and rice soup with vegetables and a squeeze of lime. The Cape Verdean version of the Port... Time65 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Pastel com Diablo Dentro recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Snack Pastel com Diablo Dentro Cape Verdean fried pastries stuffed with a fiery tuna and tomato filling. The name means "pastry with the devil inside" due... Time60 min ServingsServes 8 DifficultyMedium DietDairy Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe Jagacida recipe from Cape Verde Cape Verde Main dish Jagacida Cape Verdean beans and rice cooked with onion, garlic, bay, and linguiça-style sausage or kept vegetarian. Time40 min ServingsServes 6 DifficultyEasy DietGluten Free RegionWest Africa Open recipe

Every Cape Verde recipe in this country hub is ready to open from the card above.

Collections

Collections that include Cape Verde

Use these collections when you want a faster path into party dishes, one-pot meals, street food, or vegetable-forward cooking.

Sunday Specials (1) One-Pot Wonders (1) Street Food (1)
Keep browsing

More West Africa country hubs

Explore nearby cuisines and keep building a meal from the same region.

Benin Burkina Faso Gambia Ghana
Country FAQ

Cooking Cape Verde from the AfroKitchen atlas

Short answers based on the recipes currently stored in this country hub.

What are popular dishes from Cape Verde?

Popular starting points in this AfroKitchen country hub include Cachupa Rica, Jagacida, Pastel com Diablo Dentro, Canja de Galinha, and Xerem.

What ingredients are common in Cape Verde cooking?

In the stored Cape Verde recipes, common ingredients include onion, garlic, bay leaves, carrots, olive oil, tomatoes, vegetable oil, and water or light stock.

What can I cook first from Cape Verde?

Jagacida is a practical first pick from this hub at about 40 minutes.