African Recipes

AFRICAN STYLE VEGETABLES IN COCONUT MILK

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 Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00

 Categories    : Side Dish                        African

                 Vegetables

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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    2       tb           Ghee -ÿÿvegetable oil

    3       ea           Whole cloves

    1       lg           Onion, chopped

    2       ea           Garlic cloves, crushed

    1       c            Potatoes, cubed

    2       c            Carrots, diced

    2       c            Green beans, chopped

      1/2   tb           Berbere

      1/2   tb           Hungarian paprika

      1/2   c            Coconut milk

                         Salt & pepper

                         Cilantro, chopped

   Heat ghee or vegetable oil with the whole cloves over

   low heat.  When hot, add the onions & garlic & saute,

   stirring occasionally, for a few moments. Add the

   carrots & potatoes & continue to saute for 5 minutes,

   stir to prevent sticking.  Add the green beans & saute

   for just a few more minutes.

   Slowly stir in the coconut milk.  Use only as much as

   you need to create a thick sauce: the vegetables

   should not be swimming in milk. Carefully bring to a

   boil, reduce heat & simmer until the vegetables are

   cooked, 15 to 20 minutes.  Stir occasionally otherwise

   the milk & vegetables will burn.  Garnish with

   cilantro. Serve with an Ethiopian Lentil stew or with

   an Indian dal to mix cuisines, & bread.

   If you prefer the vegetables to be hotter, add more

   berbere.  It is best if this dish is made ahead of

   time & then left to let the flavours marry. In place

   of cilantro, use fresh parsley.

West African Lime Cake Recipe
African Dessert
Ingredients: 2 1/2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs Juice of 1 lime 1 1/2 c. flour 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder Few chopped peanuts (opt.)
Directions: Cream the sugar and butter, add the well beaten eggs and the lime juice, then the flour and baking powder. Pour into greased and floured 8" square cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until straw stuck into center comes out clean. Easy even for kids to make.

Title: BILTONG (BEEF JERKY)

  Categories: African, Snacks

       Yield: 4 servings

    Salting mixture: 1 lb salt 2 oz sugar 1 oz saltpeter

         pepper and chili spices --

         to taste

   As you travel around East Africa you will see countless Africans

   selling food along the roadsides, in the markets, or through bus and

   train windows. They sell fruit, boiled eggs grilled maize, boiled

   maize, yogurt, milk, soda pop, fried dough balls, samosas, yellow

   buns, and real seasonal delicacies like roasted mice and termites.

   The following are a few East African snack foods you can try.

   "Beef Jerky" is more common in South Africa but still a part of the

   East African diet.  It is generally made from beef, but other game is

   used when available.  Cut strips of meat following the grain of

   muscle. Make strips 2 inches wide and 1 inch thick.  Best made during

   cool dry weather if possible.

   Salt the meat by rubbing the mixture in well and leave in the basin

   of salt mixture overnight.  Dip a cloth in vinegar, wring dry and

   whip the meat well.

   Hang the strips of meat in a cool, dry, well ventilated place until

   dry.

   You can also hang the meat on an oven rack placed in the top slot of

   the oven.  Dry the meat on low heat.