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Maffé (West African Peanut Stew) II

Maffé (West African Peanut Stew) II

Mafe is a spicy and delicious African peanut stew. It is eaten throughout Africa, especially by the people of Ivory Coast. Ingredients 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 onions, neatly minced 3 garlic cloves, neatly minced 1½ teaspoons grated ginger 2…

African Salad II

African Salad II

Ingredients When preparing Abacha, the more ingredients used, the tastier and more “complete” the dish will be: 3 handfuls abacha (shredded dried cassava) 2 cups ugba (ukpaka) 30 cl red palm oil 2 tablespoons powdered edible potash (food tenderizer) 2…

Shepherd’s Pie I

Shepherd's Pie I

Cottage pie, or shepherd’s pie, is a meat pie with a mashed potato top. It is traditionally made with leftover roast meat, but today it is more often made with fresh minced meat. Ingredients 30 g (1 oz) lard (optional)…

Nigerian Noodles

Nigerian Noodles

Nigeria has a variety of packaged noodle brands and numerous ways to prepare them. Brands include Indomie, Golden penny, Minimie, Mimee, Tummy Tummy, etc. Ingredients Base Noodles Seasoning cubes Pepper Water Vegetable Optional additions Egg Roast chicken Sauce Beef Onion…

Ají de Gallina (Peruvian Chili Chicken)

Ají de Gallina (Peruvian Chili Chicken)

*Ají de Gallina* (Spanish for chili pepper chicken) is a traditional Peruvian dish which has its roots in the social upheaval of the French Revolution in 1789. Chefs working for wealthy families lost their jobs after French aristocrats were imprisoned…

Hachee (Dutch Beef Stew)

Hachee (Dutch Beef Stew)

Ingredients about 1 pound (450 g) stewing beef, cut in bite-sized pieces about ¼ cup (30 g) flour Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon butter or margarine 3–4 large onions, sliced in rings 5 whole cloves 2 bay…

Tadka Dhal (Spiced Lentil Curry) I

Tadka Dhal (Spiced Lentil Curry) I

Ingredients 4 ea. (400 g) medium onions, chopped as fine as possible 1 small chilli 2 large cloves of garlic, chopped finely or crushed Ginger (about the same as the garlic in size), finely chopped 250 g split red lentils…

Au Jus Sandwich

Au Jus Sandwich

The au jus sandwich is also known as roast beef au jus, and is better known in America as the french dip sandwich. It traces its origins to downtown Los Angeles in either 1908 or 1918, when a local restaurant…

Potato Soup

Potato Soup

Ingredients 6 potatoes, peeled and diced 3 cups milk 1 large onion 2 carrots, diced ¼ cup butter or margarine 3 cups water 2 cubes chicken bouillon ½ tsp ground black pepper to taste 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tbsp…

Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)

Miyan Kuka (Baobab Leaf Soup)

Miyan kuka (“baobab leaf soup”) is a Northern Nigerian soup prepared with dried ground baobab leaves (kuka). This soup is paired with tuwo shinkafa or tuwo masara. Ingredients 2 large dried catfish 1 large dawa dawa lump 2 handfuls ground…

Goulash Soup

Goulash Soup

The Austrian version of the Goulash soup is an easy to prepare, inexpensive, tasty and filling dish well suited for cold winter days. This thick, sweet-spicy soup of Hungarian origin is served in inns and restaurants across Austria. The key…