Congolese Recipes

"Traveling in ZWT, we find ourselves looking for exotic recipes but yet recipes we can make at home and will be eaten. This is the perfect recipe for a dessert for yourself, family, or special company. Simple to put together, minimal time frame, and it looks divine. Enjoy the sweetenss of oranges and cocoanut with a bit of a kick in the center. Adults..."

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Ingredients: Curacao, dates, orange juice...

"From Juliette Elkon's A Belgian Cookbook. Posted for ZWT 7. Don't worry about the alcohol used to prepare this dish, it will have burned off during the cooking. The cooking time includes the 1 hour marinating time."

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Ingredients: fat, honey, lemon peel...

"This soup version of Sub-Saharan Africa's ubiquitous Chicken in Peanut-Tomato Sauce comes from the Kongo people of the two Congos and Angola; it has much in common with other African peanut soups and sauces. From the Congo Cookbook. Times and servings are estimates."

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Ingredients: palm oil, onions...

"Nshima is always eaten with a soup or stew or sauce especially one which is called the Recipe #455142. The combination of nshima and Recipe #455142 is the only thing that most Zambians call a real meal. From The Congo Cookbook."

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Ingredients: cornmeal, salt, water...

"Zambia's version of the Greens in Peanut Sauce found all over Central and Southern Africa, Ifisashi, is usually a vegetarian greens and peanuts dish. However, meat can be added if any is handy. Ifisashi is traditionally served with Recipe #455157, It's like polenta."

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Ingredients: collard greens, cooked beef...

"Variations of peanut (or groundnut, as they are locally called) soups and stews are eaten across West Africa. I adapted this recipe from several different cookbooks + my own preferences. Savory, spicy, filling, healthy and quick to make! Omit the chicken for a vegan version and/or feel free to add in more vegetables (yams, eggplant, or squash..."

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Ingredients: berbere, fresh ginger...

"A very hot marinade I found on the Congo Cookbook website. I eat a variety of foods so I love spices but also some heat and this is delicious. Play with the ingredients to tame, I tweaked the recipe a bit. It's really quick to make, everything in the blender! Perfect on shrimp (for the BBQ), but good for chicken and pork. (I think it makes around 1/2..."

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Ingredients: lemon juice, lime juice...

"I read this In Long Island Newsday and tried it for fun. It was easy to make and delicious."

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Ingredients: coconut extract, curry powder...

"An interesting Tanzanian side dish, from the African Cookbook by Bea Sandler. Posted for ZWT4."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, red onions...

"Colorful Traditional West African Dish eaten with your fingers!"

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Ingredients: bibb lettuce, Dijon mustard...

"A Congolese recipe, from 'Best of Regional African Cooking' -- posted by request."

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Ingredients: swiss chard, collard greens...