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    Congolese Recipes

    Our members' favorite Congolese recipes include varied dishes from this cuisine, from meaty stews to vegetable sides.

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    Recipe #61667

    Swordfish Kebabs
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    Serve with Salad, pitta bread and hummous. This is a wonderful Middle Eastern dish.

    Swordfish Kebabs

    By Mrs.Habu on May 7, 2003

    Recipe #61667

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    "Serve with Salad, pitta bread and hummous. This is a wonderful Middle Eastern dish."

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    Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, garlic...

    2 Reviews

    Prep Time:2 hrs

    Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

    Potato, Beet,cauliflower and Broccoli Salad Platter
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    Colorful Traditional West African Dish eaten with your fingers!

    Potato, Beet,cauliflower and Broccoli Salad Platter

    Recipe #173211

    Potato, Beet,cauliflower and Broccoli Salad Platter

    By Rita~ on June 17, 2006

    Recipe #173211

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

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    Ingredients: bibb lettuce, Dijon mustard...

    2 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

    Recipe #456144

    Sweet Potatoes Congolese
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    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...

    Sweet Potatoes Congolese

    By Dreamer in Ontario on May 15, 2011

    Recipe #456144

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    "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...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 49 mins

    Recipe #93298

    African Tomato Sauce
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    posted by request from congo cookbook

    African Tomato Sauce

    By Xexe on June 14, 2004

    Recipe #93298

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    "posted by request from congo cookbook"

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    Ingredients: nutmeg, oil, onions...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

    Recipe #159776

    Congo Chicken Moambe (Stew)
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    Adapted from Bill Odarty's cookbook called "A Sahara of African Cooking." I found this in " Down Jersey Cooking" submitted by...

    Congo Chicken Moambe (Stew)

    By Oolala on March 13, 2006

    Recipe #159776

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    "Adapted from Bill Odarty's cookbook called "A Sahara of African Cooking." I found this in " Down Jersey Cooking" submitted by Joyce Williams who has been researching her African-American roots. She said that when she prepared this recipe and served it at a church supper, it was so good, she got a marriage proposal...and his wife..."

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    Ingredients: nutmeg, onions, peanut butter...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

    West African Peanut Stew
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    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...

    West African Peanut Stew

    Recipe #438533

    West African Peanut Stew

    By Sephardi Kitchen on October 1, 2010

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    "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...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs

    Recipe #61699

    Colourful Chickpea Salad
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    This salad is healthy and pretty to look at. I usually serve it on warm days along with three or four other cold dishes for supper. You can use spinach...

    Colourful Chickpea Salad

    By Sackville on May 7, 2003

    Recipe #61699

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    "This salad is healthy and pretty to look at. I usually serve it on warm days along with three or four other cold dishes for supper. You can use spinach in place of the cabbage, just make sure to use at least two cups of spinach, since it is less bulky than cabbage."

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    Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, garlic...

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    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Recipe #305021

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

    Braised Coconut Cabbage

    By Sue Lau on May 27, 2008

    Recipe #305021

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

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    Ingredients: cooking oil, red onions...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

    Recipe #415364

    Moamba Stew by Frank and Lula Koscheka
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    I read this In Long Island Newsday and tried it for fun. It was easy to make and delicious.

    Moamba Stew by Frank and Lula Koscheka

    By Breandan on March 4, 2010

    Recipe #415364

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    "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...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 40 mins

    Recipe #455555

    Muamba Nsusu - (Congo Chicken Soup)
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    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...

    Muamba Nsusu - (Congo Chicken Soup)

    By lazyme on May 9, 2011

    Recipe #455555

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    "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...

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    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

    Recipe #433407

    Pili-Pili (Peri-Peri) Marinade
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    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...

    Pili-Pili (Peri-Peri) Marinade

    By Dibbler on July 27, 2010

    Recipe #433407

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    "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...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 10 mins

    Recipe #170708

    Mbisi Ye Kalou (Fish Stew)
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    A Congolese recipe, from 'Best of Regional African Cooking' -- posted by request.

    Mbisi Ye Kalou (Fish Stew)

    By Sackville on May 30, 2006

    Recipe #170708

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

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    Ingredients: swiss chard, collard greens...

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    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

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    Sweet Potatoes Congolese

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    "We love sweet potatoes, and this is no exception. We did use the brandy, and this added a whole new depth of taste. Yummy to the 5th degree and full 10..." more 

    By Andi of Longmeadow Farm
    on May 15, 2011

    West African Peanut Stew

     1 Reviews

    "This was surprisingly delicious! After awhile the peanut butter flavor was overwhelming, but I would still make it again!" 

    By ke200789
    on October 1, 2010

    Potato, Beet,cauliflower and Broccoli Salad Platter

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    "Yum, perfect plate of goodness! I didn't change one thing, except sub sweet potatoes for some carrots. (didn't have any) this is so good, a group of us..." more 

    By Andi of Longmeadow Farm
    on June 17, 2006

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