black pepper – Page 3 – The Congo Cookbook

Zanzibar Pilau

The word pilau comes from the Persian word pilav or pilaw, which is also the origin of pilaf, as in “rice pilaf”. The pilav rice cooking technique is found throughout the Middle East […]

Akoho sy Voanio (Chicken in Coconut Milk)

The island nation of Madagascar is famous for its amazing animals and beautiful flowers. It should also be well-known for this delicious chicken dish, Akoho sy […]

Ashanti Chicken

Can a recipe become extinct? If so, this one should be on the endangered recipe list. It is described in two historic texts (see below), […]

Chicken in Cumin Sauce

An easy-to-make chicken stew. Cumin is a popular spice in Africa. Serve with Baton de Manioc (also called Chikwangue), or Fufu, or Rice.

Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce

In Africa, peanuts are often called groundnuts, and many variations on this “chicken-groundnut stew” are found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Homemade peanut butter is often used in central […]

Chicken with Egusi

This chicken soup is thickened with flour ground from seeds of a melon or gourd (species of cucurbitaceae) called egusi. Look for egusi (also called agusi, agushi, egushi) in African […]

Piri-Piri Chicken, Peri-Peri Chicken, Frango Piri-Piri, and Galinha à Piri-Piri are all basically the same dish: chicken, marinated in a hot chile pepper marinade, then grilled. The dish’s African […]

Poulet D.G. (Poulet Directeur Général)

At the risk of generalizing, it seems that Africans possess a talent for finding just the right nickname for a thing. This fricassee of chicken, […]

Poulet Moambé and Poulet Nyembwe

Moambé Sauce or Nyembwe Sauce is made from the ripe red fruit which surrounds the seed of the African oil palm. Poulet Moambé or Poulet a la Moambé (Chicken in […]

Poulet Yassa

A traditional chicken dish from the Casamance region of Senegal, Poulet Yassa (Chicken Yassa), is one of the most famous African recipes and is found in Senegalese restaurants the […]

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