Akwadu
This recipe was kindly contributed by Helmut Kulitz, EU Ambassador to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tomé-et- Principe and CEEAC.
- 4 bananas (or plantains)
- 1 cup ground coconut
- 0.5 cup orange juice
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 lemons
- cinnamon
- honey
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Cut the bananas in half lengthwise, keeping their skin on. Cut lines into the flesh of the bananas, and arrange them onto a baking dish. Pour over the butter, orange, and lemon juice. Sprinkle with cinnamon, brown sugar, and coconut. Bake for 20 mins, remove from the oven and put a little honey on each.
Return to the oven on grill setting and brown the tops.
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Cut the bananas in half lengthwise...
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