African recipes - 6 recipes
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Beef - A Little Moroccan Magic

By Keith Bradbury, FROM ALFREDO'S WITH LOVE...
Hereis my version of a Morrocan dish using fabulously underrated shin beef – mine was from those lovely people at...
- 750 gm shin beef fat trimmed off and cut into serious cubes
- 2 small onions chopped
- Bunch of fresh coriander
- Half a butternut squash peeled and cubed
- 400 gm tin chickpeas
- 400 gm tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp of tomato sauce
- 600 ml of chicken or vegetable stock
- Olive oil
- Spice mix
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp ground cumin – I crushed cumin seeds in a mortar
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp paprika
- Salt and black pepper
Lamb tajine with Jerusalem artichokes

By dani houda
In a bowl, marinate the meat in the spices and coriander juice for an hour
Baobab drink (Bouye drink)

By Gadio El Hadji
Soak a few seeds of monkey bread (a good handful) and knead with 1
Moroccan biscuits

By Vincent
Break one egg and one egg yolk into a large bowl
- 2 small eggs
- 200g icing sugar, plus extra for coating
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 400g ground almonds
- Rind of 1/2 lemon
- Orange flower water to taste
- Oil
Fried prawn fritters Saint-Louis style

By Inigo Lavado
Wash the prawns, cook in half a litre of water with salt, pepper and a bay leaf
North African Stew with Tomato and Spices

By Freshandhealthy1234
Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
- 2 -3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic gloves, crushed
- 1 tsp ground tumeric
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground cinammon
- 1cm piece fresh root ginger, grated
- Pinch saffron fronds
- 200g brown lentils, washed and drained
- 400g can chickpeas
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
- 700ml vegetable stock
- Large bunch of fresh coriander, chopped
- Large bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
- Fresh lemon juice
- Sea salt, black pepper for seasoning
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