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Akoumé

Togolese akoumé, a firm corn-flour dough shaped into a smooth mound and served with rich sauces.

Country
Togo
Region
West Africa
Time
30 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
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Servings 6

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4 steps 5 min prep 25 min cook (check method) 30 min total easy
1
Make slurry
Mix 1 cup corn flour with 1 cup cold water to a smooth paste.
2
Cook
Bring 3 cups water to boil with salt. Pour in slurry, stirring constantly. Cook 5 minutes.
Cook base 05:00
3
Thicken
Add remaining flour gradually, stirring vigorously until very thick and smooth. Cook 10 more minutes.
Thicken 10:00
4
Shape and serve
Wet a bowl, scoop akoumé in, smooth top, turn out as a mound. Serve with stew.

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When to cook it

Best for Daily staple. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 30 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Gboma dessi, tomato sauce, okra sauce, grilled fish, or chicken stew

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Akoumé appears in 2 AfroKitchen collections. Start with Quick & Easy if you want more dishes in the same mood. Quick & Easy

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Togo national table. A structured Togo dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
  • Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
  • Cooking on heat that is too high once the dish should be steaming or simmering.
How you know it is ready
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
  • The final texture should match the dish style before you plate it.
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A smooth mound of akoume with red sauce alongside; recipe illustration
Akoumé finished dish · Recipe illustration
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Gboma dessi, tomato sauce, okra sauce, grilled fish, or chicken stew

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