✨ Newdinner
Ghanaian Kontomire Stew (Cocoyam Leaf Stew with Smoked Fish)
Chopped cocoyam leaves simmered in a palm oil, tomato and smoked fish sauce, a nutrient-rich Ghanaian home-cooking staple.
⏱ 75 min🔥 280 kcalMedium
★4.3(27)
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Ghanaian Shrimp Recipes
6 recipes using shrimp — Groundnut soup, kelewele, jollof — vibrant and richly spiced West African cooking.
These 6 ghanaian shrimp recipes are ready in about 81 minutes on average, with 90–440 kcal per serving, and 17% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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recipes
81 min
average time
305 kcal
avg per serving
17%
easy recipes
How Ghanaian cuisine cooks with shrimp
Ghanaian cuisine — Groundnut soup, kelewele, jollof — vibrant and richly spiced West African cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Ghanaian cooks work with shrimp, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and steaming.
Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with fine sea salt, yellow onion, tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, red palm oil and tomato paste. The dishes here span ghanaian classics ready in as little as 65 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Ghanaian Warm Spice Jollof Rice with Shrimp is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.5★ from 40 ratings.
6 Ghanaian Shrimp Recipes
✨ Newstarter
Ghanaian Shito (Spicy Dried Shrimp and Chili Sauce)
A deeply savory, fiery black sauce of dried shrimp, dried fish, ginger and chilies slow-cooked in oil, essential to Ghanaian cuisine.
⏱ 95 min🔥 90 kcalMedium
★4.2(46)
✨ Newdinner
Ghanaian Tuo Zaafi (Millet or Corn Dough with Ayoyo Soup)
A smooth, stretchy millet or corn dough served with a slightly slimy, nutritious ayoyo leaf soup, a beloved staple of northern Ghana.
⏱ 110 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.4(71)
✨ Newbreakfast
Ghanaian Yam Porridge (Ampesi-Style Yam Pottage with Palm Oil)
Chunks of yam simmered in a light palm oil and tomato broth until soft and slightly broken down, a comforting Ghanaian breakfast porridge.
⏱ 65 min🔥 340 kcalEasy
★4.2(39)
✨ Newdinner
Ghanaian Okro Stew (Okra Stew with Smoked Fish and Palm Oil)
Finely chopped okra simmered down into a thick, slightly gelatinous stew with smoked fish and palm oil, a classic Ghanaian favorite.
⏱ 70 min🔥 260 kcalMedium
★4.2(32)
✨ Newdinner
Ghanaian Warm Spice Jollof Rice with Shrimp
Smoky Ghanaian jollof rice simmered with warm curry spice and finished with plump, quickly seared shrimp.
⏱ 70 min🔥 440 kcalMedium
★4.5(40)
Choosing & preparing shrimp
How to choose
Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.
Prep & storage
Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.
When is it done?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
Nutrition
Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley
Ghanaian Shrimp Recipes — FAQ
How long do Ghanaian shrimp recipes take to make?
Most of these 6 Ghanaian shrimp recipes are ready in around 81 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Ghanaian Yam Porridge (Ampesi-Style Yam Pottage with Palm Oil), takes about 65 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 110 minutes.
How many calories are in Ghanaian shrimp dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 90 to 440 kcal per serving, averaging 305 kcal — Ghanaian Shito (Spicy Dried Shrimp and Chili Sauce) is the lightest option at 90 kcal.
What is the easiest Ghanaian shrimp recipe for beginners?
Ghanaian Yam Porridge (Ampesi-Style Yam Pottage with Palm Oil) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 65 minutes. 17% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with shrimp in Ghanaian cooking?
In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with fine sea salt, yellow onion, tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, red palm oil and tomato paste. Ghanaian kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when shrimp is properly cooked?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
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