Senegal
4 topics — topics in this category.
Thieboudienne
Senegal's national masterpiece and jollof's ancestor: broken rice cooked in a rich tomato-fish broth with vegetables, served on a great platter around the fish — thieboudienne, 'rice and fish'. Ingredients: broken rice,…
Yassa Poulet
The onion-lemon chicken of Casamance: chicken marinated and grilled, then drowned in a silky caramelised onion and lemon sauce with olives — Yassa is Senegal's gift to the world's weeknights. Ingredients: chicken, onions…
Mafé
Senegal's peanut sauce supreme: beef or lamb simmered in a tomato-peanut sauce with root vegetables, served over rice — mafé is the groundnut belt's comfort in chief. Ingredients: beef or lamb, peanut butter (unsweetened…
Thiebou Guinar (Chicken Rice)
The chicken-and-rice of the Sine-Saloum: rice cooked in the chicken's own spiced tomato broth with vegetables — thiebou yassa's red cousin, a weekly family ceremony. Ingredients: chicken, rice, tomatoes, onions, carrots,…
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