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10 Sweet And Salty Seafood Recipes From Africa

10 Sweet And Salty Seafood Recipes From Africa

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With the fish and fruit salsa trend sweeping the world, we looked to Africa, where cooks regularly use delicious tropical fruit and nuts in savory dishes. Here are 10 sweet and salty seafood recipes from Africa.

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indochinekitchen.com

Cassava Leaves and Fish Soup

Cassava leaves are a common green in Gabonese recipes. This soup has a great, creamy texture and the sweetness of peanut butter and coconut milk blends well with the spicier flavors to create a unique flavor. You can use tilapia or mackerel. Find the recipe from KadiAfricanRecipes.com here.

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wholelifeating.com

 

Baked Fish and Eggplant

African eggplant is usually smaller and has a more bitter flavor than the sweet American eggplant, so if you can find mini eggplant at your local store, you can recreate this recipe as closely as possible. This dish is best served with fufu, a doughy, starchy side dish, and African hot sauce. That way you get your carb fix, your protein and vegetables, and a great kick from the hot sauce. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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Fried Fish in Peanut Sauce

This is a recipe from Cameroon and is made with a fish called dorade, which is similar to sea bass or dorada. The recipe also incorporates shrimp or prawns, so you get your fill of seafood. The dish uses interesting sweet ingredients such as ginger and nutmeg, so it has a sweet and spicy flavor. It’s best served over rice with plantains. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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sinc.sunysb.edu

 

Poisson Yassa (Fish Yassa)

This Senegalese recipe has great, bold flavors of lemon and mustard. The dish has been made with several types of fish, and it’s hard to pin down which kind was in the original recipe but tilapia and salmon taste great in this. Since the dish has strong flavors it tastes great with a mild green tea with mint. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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mymediterraneandiet.net

 

Sardines and Greens Stew

Here’s an excuse to use canned food in a recipe, but it will taste completely fresh. Canned sardines often come to America from Morocco, and are used in a lot of stews throughout Central Africa. If you don’t like sardines, you can replace them with the smoked, dried or salted fish of your choice for this recipe. The tomatoes, garlic and hefty serving of greens soak up the salty flavors of the fish really well, and the dish should be served with plantains, rice, fufu or some starchy side that balances out the salty dish. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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Liboké de Poisson (Fish in BananaLeaf)

Wrapping fish, chicken or beef in a banana leaf is very common in African recipes, but since fish easily picks any flavors it’s cooked with, it tastes particularly good in the sweet banana leaf. This recipe is very simple, juicy and flavorful because the little leaf package locks in the spices and moisture of the other ingredients. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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Capitaine and Pili-Pili in Palm Oil

The capitaine (also known as the Nile perch, mbuta, African snook or Lake Victoria perch) is a prize eating fish in Africa. It’s found in Lake Chad and the Nile and Congo rivers. In this recipe, the fish is mixed with two popular Congolese ingredients: hot pili-pili peppers and palm oil. The best part — it’s just a five-ingredient recipe. The minimal ingredients really let the flavor of the fish stand out. You can add tomatoes, okra and green peppers to get your vegetables. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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newafricancookbook.blogspot.com

 

Oysters Mombasa

Oyster recipes are very rare in African cookbooks. It’s possible the few that do exist came from expatriates in the continent during the time of British colonialism in Kenya. However today, oysters are on menus all around Africa. This recipe is a spin on the original in Bea Sandler’s The African Cookbook. The flavors are rich and with half a cup of butter, the recipe isn’t exactly light. But it’s worth breaking your diet for. Eat them as you would any oysters, with lemon wedges and hot sauce. Find the recipe from CongoCookBook.com here.

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Fish Ball Stew

You’ve had meatballs, Matzo balls, and now you can try fish balls. The fish balls can be made with any kind of fish you like because they’ll just end up tasting like the delicious stew. The stew is colorful and nutritious with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and cabbage, plus you can add pumpkin or sweet potatoes if you like more color and sweetness. It tastes delicious over rice, or with your favorite bread dipped in. Find the recipe from KadiAfricanRecipes.com here.

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Groundnut Stew with Smoked Fish

This is such a satisfying dish. It’s just a combination of soft foods and sweet flavors in a big bowl. The smoky flavor of the fish mixes perfectly with the sweet flavors of the peanuts. The fish becomes flakey and soft in the sauce and when poured over rice, it’s a comforting treat. Find the recipe from KadiAfricanRecipes.com here.