World Cuisines

Benachin

Gambia

The one-pot rice: benachin ('cooked in one pot') — Gambia's jollof, rice simmered in tomato-fish/meat sauce with vegetables, the Wolof heritage plate. Ingredients: rice, fish or beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, cabbage, carrots, eggplant, chiles, oil, dried sea snails (optional depth).

What it is

The one-pot rice: benachin ('cooked in one pot') — Gambia's jollof, rice simmered in tomato-fish/meat sauce with vegetables, the Wolof heritage plate. Ingredients: rice, fish or beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, cabbage, carrots, eggplant, chiles, oil, dried sea snails (optional depth). Recipe: 1) Fry the protein; build the tomato sauce. 2) Simmer vegetables in it. 3) Add rice; cook in the sauce until dry and rich. 4) Arrange and serve on a platter. Serve: at lunch in compounds across the country. Flavor: tomato-deep, smoky, generous. History: benachin is the Wolof ceeb family — the Gambia's river gave it fish-first pride. See also: Domoda, Yassa (Gambian).

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