Meat – The Congo Cookbook

Beef and Greens in Peanut Sauce

Cassava leaves are used in this dish in Central Africa; if none are available substitute similar greens. If you can get fresh cassava leaves, pick […]

Beef in Cumin Sauce

Cumin has been used for centuries in the cuisines of Northern Africa, Arabia, and India, where it is usually mixed with other spices. When cumin […]

Beef with Odika Sauce

Beef with Odika Sauce, or Beef in Wild Mango Kernel Sauce, is called Boeuf aux Mangues Sauvages in French-speaking central Africa. That might make you think of […]

Boko-Boko

In Eastern Africa, Boko-Boko (or Boku-Boku) is the name for a dish more commonly known by its Arabic name, Harees (or Harisah). It is a sort of porridge made from shredded […]

Brochettes

Kebabs, kabobs, or shish kebabs (from the Turkish, siskebabi, roasted meat) are popular all over the world. What could be more basic than roasting meat on a […]

Coupé-Coupé

Coupé-Coupé (from the French couper, meaning to cut or to slice) is Central Africa’s version of barbecue, perhaps a distant relation of the famous South Carolina and Texas barbecues. Beef, […]

Domoda

Domoda (or Domodah) is Gambia’s version of Sub-Saharan Africa‘s ubiquitous Groundnut Stew. In its simplest versions, made without meat, it is basically a Peanut Sauce. It can be made with […]

Kitoza

From the island nation of Madagascar comes Kitoza, which is simply strips of dried or smoked beef. Despite being very simple (though time-consuming) to make, it […]

Liboké de Viande (Meat in Banana-Leaf)

Throughout Asia, Latin America, and Central Africa food is cooked in packets made from banana leaves or similar leaves. In Central Africa, meat, chicken, or […]

Mafé

Mafé (or Mafe, Maffé, Maffe, or Maafe), a traditional dish of the Wolof people of Senegal and Gambia, is one of the many variations of the African Groundnut Stew. It […]

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