• ??? was: African Chicken

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ben Collver on Sun Sep 21 05:11:32 2025
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    Title: African Chicken
    Categories: African, Chicken
    Yield: 1 Batch

    1 kg Chicken; in pieces
    3 tb Butter
    1 sm Onion; finely chopped
    3 Shallots (200 g);
    - finely chopped
    1 tb Garlic; finely chopped
    1 ts Chili pepper; or to taste,
    - finely chopped
    1 Pickled cucumber;
    - finely chopped
    1 c Chicken stock (250 ml)
    1 tb Paprika powder
    1 c Coconut milk (250 ml)
    200 g Peanut butter
    1 Lemon; grated zest of
    Salt and pepper; to taste

    What, if you know, makes this "African" I see nothing in the ingredients specific to the African continent. Peanuts and chilies are both from
    South America. Thanks you, porr old lost Christopher Columbus.

    Saute chicken in half of the butter, until brown on all sides. Add
    remaining butter to pan, saute the onions, shallots, garlic, chili,
    and cucumber for a few minutes. Add remaining ingredients and saute
    another 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

    Place chicken in a heatproof dish, cover with sauce and cook in a
    preheated 200?C oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

    And there is no specifically African utensil or cooking technique like
    the Morrocan tagine. Here's a *really* African recipe that's right up
    your street ....

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    Title: Moroccan Vegetable Tagine w/Couscous & Harissa Sauce
    Categories: Tv-food, Vegetables, Pasta, Sauces, Chilies
    Yield: 4 Servings

    2 Onions; sliced
    1 tb Garlic; minced
    3 tb Rape seed oil
    1/2 ts Sugar
    1 tb Harissa; available at
    - specialty markets
    1/2 ts Saffron
    2 tb Cumin seed
    1/4 oz Cinnamon stick
    1 Bay leaf
    2 ts Salt
    1 ts Pepper
    8 c Water or vegetable stock
    1 1/2 lb Canned whole tomatoes;
    - squeezed
    1 lb Carrots, peeled; lg pieces
    1/2 lb Turnip or celery; lg pieces
    1/2 lb Parsnips, yams Or zucchini;
    - in large pieces
    1/2 lb Leeks; in large pieces
    1/2 lb Eggplant; in 1" cubes
    2 Peppers; in large triangles
    1 c Chickpeas; cooked
    1/2 c Raisins; opt
    2 oz Spinach or chard
    1 ts Raz El Hanouf; available at
    - specialty markets
    1 bn Cilantro; chopped - reserve
    - 4 sprigs For garnish
    Juice Of 1 Lemon; opt
    3 c Couscous; cooked
    1 tb Mint; chopped, opt

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    1 c Tagine liquid
    2 tb Harissa
    3/4 c Cooked carrots from tagine

    Saute onions and garlic in oil with the sugar to
    caramelize. Add harissa, saffron, cumin, cinnamon, bay
    leaf, salt and pepper and stir just until fragrant.

    Add water, tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Add the hearty
    vegetables first--carrots, turnips, parsnips or yams,
    leeks--cook for 10 minutes.

    Add eggplant and peppers cook for another 10 minutes. Add
    the chickpeas, raisins, spinach, raz el hanouf and bring
    to a boil. Remove from heat. Add the chopped cilantro and
    optional lemon juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning. It
    should be sweet and spicy. Toss the cooked couscous with
    the mint.

    For the sauce. Put the liquid, Harissa and carrots into a
    blender. Puree until smooth.

    Serve in four large soup bowls. Use a custard cup to make
    a mold of couscous in the middle of the bowl. Ladle the
    vegetables around the couscous. Garnish with a sprig of
    cilantro and a dollop of Harissa sauce or serve the
    Harissa sauce in a small bowl on the side.

    Recipe By: Chef du Jour-Nora Poullion-DJ9200

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  • From Ben Collver@1:105/500 to Dave Drum on Sun Sep 21 08:10:04 2025
    Title: African Chicken

    What, if you know, makes this "African" I see nothing in the
    ingredients specific to the African continent.

    I posted the recipe as published in the Fido's Kitchen Cookbook.

    https://archive.org/details/fidoskitchencookbook

    It does seem like "African" is rather vague here. Considering the
    continent has enough land mass to fit all the other continents
    combined, you may as well call it Terran Chicken. Another vague
    historical recipe adjective is "Oriental". Could be anything.

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    Title: Chickpea Pie
    Categories: African, Dinner pies
    Yield: 1 Pie

    2 c Chickpea flour
    4 c Water
    1/2 c Oil
    1 tb Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper
    Cumin
    Harissa
    1 Egg; beaten

    Preheat oven 375 F. Grease pan. Use hand mixer to blend all
    ingredients except the egg. Pour into pan. Top with beaten egg. Bake
    65 minutes. Serve with ketchup.

    Recipe by African Cookbook by BookSumo Press

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