fish – The Congo Cookbook

Sweet Potato Greens with Fish and Shrimp

This is another recipe for an African greens “sauce”, flavored with fish and dried shrimp. This is called Sauce aux Feuilles de Patates Douces in French-speaking Western […]

Calalu

At first glance, Calalu seems like Gumbo: an African-style recipe with an African name, but found only in the Americas. The main difference is that Calalu always includes greens, while […]

Mbanga (Palm Nut) Soup

Made from the fruit of the African oil palm, Mbanga soup is Cameroon’s version of West Africa’s palm nut (or palm butter) soup. In Africa, use fresh […]

Ceebu Jën (Rice and Fish)

Ceebu Jën is one of Senegal’s classic dishes. There are dozens of possible variations; use this recipe as a starting point and put in whatever you […]

Riz Senegalais (Senegalese Rice)

Senegalese Rice is a slightly simplified version of Ceebu Jën, with an English name. In Senegal, there can be new variation of this fish and rice dish […]

Baked Fish and Eggplant

Eggplants in Africa are usually the smaller, more bitter kind. It is these small egg-sized eggplants, especially the lighter-colored varieties, that give the fruit its common […]

Capitaine and Pili-Pili in Red Palm Oil

The Capitaine (Lates niloticus, or Mbuta, Nile Perch, Lake Victoria Perch) is a prized eating fish throughout Africa. It is native to Lake Chad and the Nile, Congo, […]

Dahomey Fish Stew

Dahomey was an African kingdom (part of the region called the “Slave Coast”) that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in what is now […]

Fish and Greens

The most traditional Central African cooking method: a boiling pot over a fire. Select a fish that won’t fall apart when cooked in a stew. […]

Fish and Onions in Tomato Sauce

A simple Central African way to prepare any whole fish. Fish, stuffed with onions and/or peppers then pan-fried, seems most popular along the Atlantic coast […]

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