The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

Tag: red pepper flakes

 
Berberé

Berberé (or Berbere) is an Ethiopian spice mixture that is the flavoring foundation of Ethiopian cuisine, a basic ingredient inDabo Kolo, Doro Wat, and many other dishes. Berberé […]

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Peri-Peri Marinade

The words Pili-Pili, Piri-Piri, and Peri-Peri all refer to hot chile peppers, sauces and marinades made from them, and foods cooked with those sauces and marinades. This spicy hot […]

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Piri-Piri Chicken

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 […]

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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 […]

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Grilled Tilapia

Many species of Tilapia are native to the lakes and rivers of Africa, where it is often called Ngege. Outside of Africa, Tilapia is called St. Peter’s Fish. […]

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L.M. Prawns

Look at a map, and you won’t find any city named Lourenço Marques (the Mozambican city is now known as Maputo); but look at a restaurant menu […]

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