The Congo Cookbook

a collection of African recipes from all over Africa

Tag: tomato

 
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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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 […]

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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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Matoke

In Uganda, where Plantains are a staple crop, the plantain or plantain banana are known as Matoke (or Matooke). This dish, named for its primary ingredient, can be made with or without the meat. […]

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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 […]

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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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Fish with Sorrel

Mboto à l’oseille (in French) or Mboto with sorrel, is a common dish in Central Africa. Mboto is the Lingala name for a freshwater fish (evidently a species of Distichodus) […]

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Greens and Sardines Stew

Canned sardines, often imported from Morocco, are cooked in stews throughout Central Africa. Any sort of dried, smoked, or salted fish can be used in […]

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Liboké de Poisson (Fish in Banana-Leaf)

Leaf cookery (cooking foods that have been wrapped, burrito-style, in large leaves) is common throughout the world’s tropical regions. In Uganda, plantain bananas are often wrapped […]

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Mchuzi wa Samaki (Fish Curry)

One of many traditional Swahili fish dishes from Zanzibar island. Samaki is the Swahili word for fish and mchuzi means curry (or gravy, sauce, soup). A fish curry from Zanzibar shouldn’t come as a […]

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