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Hakko

Name: Hakko
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mauritania
Ingredients: 200g (dried) Black-eyed peas; 1 bunch Spinach; 1 Onion; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1L Water; To taste Couscous

Side Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Black-eyed peas and leafy greens simmered and thickened — a dish of southern Mauritania.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Hakko is a bean sauce eaten in the Senegal River valley of southern Mauritania: black-eyed peas are simmered with dried bean leaves or spinach into a thick sauce and served over couscous or rice. It's a simple but nourishing home dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a village on the Senegal River in southern Mauritania, bean sauce simmers in a pot and is poured over steamed couscous.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Black-eyed peas 200g (dried)
Spinach 1 bunch
Onion 1
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 1L
Couscous To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the black-eyed peas overnight and boil for 1 hour until tender.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion and tomato paste.
Add the peas with a little cooking liquid and the chopped spinach.
Simmer 15 minutes, lightly mashing some peas with a wooden spoon, to thicken.
Season with salt and pepper and serve with steamed couscous.

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