World Cuisines

Riz Gras (Burkinabè)

Burkina Faso

The festive rice of Burkina: rice simmered in a tomato-meat sauce until rich and red, crowned with chicken and vegetables for Fridays and feasts. Ingredients: rice, chicken or beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, carrots, cabbage, chiles, oil, stock.

What it is

The festive rice of Burkina: rice simmered in a tomato-meat sauce until rich and red, crowned with chicken and vegetables for Fridays and feasts. Ingredients: rice, chicken or beef, tomatoes, tomato paste, onions, carrots, cabbage, chiles, oil, stock. Recipe: 1) Brown the meat. 2) Build the tomato sauce; simmer vegetables. 3) Cook rice in the sauce until it drinks it up. 4) Arrange meat over. Serve: on a shared platter, party-style. Flavor: tomato-deep, festive. History: riz gras is francophone West Africa's celebration rice; Ouagadougou's version is proudly saucy. See also: Tô (Burkinabè), Babenda.

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