Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings (one 9×5-inch loaf) Prep Time: 35 minutes (plus 1 hour soaking) Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 cups (400 g) dried black-eyed peas 1 large red bell pepper, chopped 1 small Scotch bonnet or 1/2 habanero, seeded (to taste) 1 medium […]
Eritrean Zigni: Slow-Cooked Berbere Beef Stew
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Quick Ingredients 2 lb beef chuck or lamb shoulder, cut into 1.5-inch cubes 3 medium yellow onions, finely chopped (about 4 cups) 6 garlic cloves, minced 2–3 tbsp berbere spice blend, divided 6 oz […]
Ethiopian Shiro Wat with Injera and Berbere
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 cup (120 g) shiro powder (roasted chickpea or broad bean flour) 3.5 cups (830 ml) cold water or low-sodium vegetable stock 1 medium yellow onion, finely minced 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 3 […]
Senegalese Thieboudienne (Ceebu Jën) with Tomato-Fish Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours Quick Ingredients 3 cups (570 g) broken rice (riz cassé), rinsed and soaked 6 fish steaks (about 1.1 kg) red snapper or grouper 1/2 cup (120 ml) neutral oil, divided 1 small bunch parsley, […]
Maghrebi Couscous with Seven Vegetables and Lamb
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Quick Ingredients Fine Moroccan couscous: 2 1/2 cups (425 g); olive oil: 2 tbsp (30 ml); butter or smen: 2 tbsp (28 g); salt: 1 tsp (6 g) Lamb shoulder, bone-in: 1 […]
Mauritian Dholl Puri with Cari Gros Pois
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (8 dholl puri) Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 2 hours soaking, 30 minutes resting) Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients Yellow split peas: 1 cup (200 g) All-purpose flour: 2 cups (250 g); fine salt: 1 tsp; neutral oil: 2 […]
Zanzibari Chicken Biryani with Saffron Rice and Kachumbari
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 30 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 3 cups (600 g) basmati rice, rinsed and soaked 30 minutes 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) bone-in chicken thighs/drumsticks 1 cup (240 g) plain yogurt, 2 tbsp […]
Durban-Style Bunny Chow with Chicken or Beans
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (four quarter-loaves) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Quick Ingredients 1 large unsliced white sandwich loaf (about 800 g) 3 tbsp neutral oil 2 medium onions, finely diced (about 300 g) 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp grated ginger 10–12 […]
Mozambican Piri-Piri Prawns with Coconut Rice
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 20 minutes marinating) Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Quick Ingredients 1.5 lb (680 g) large shell-on prawns 6–8 red bird’s eye chiles, stemmed (seed some for less heat) 4 large garlic cloves 1 lemon (zest + 3 tbsp juice), plus […]
Senegalese Chicken Yassa with Caramelized Onions
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes (plus 2 to 12 hours marinating) Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (plus marinating) Quick Ingredients 3 to 3.5 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks (8 pieces) 3 lb yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 8 medium) 3/4 […]









