Burkina Faso (Africa) — cooming soon

Burkina Faso is located in the continent of Africa. It has Mali and Algeria to the north, Niger and Libya to the northeast, Nigeria and Chad to the east, Benin, Cameroon and Togo to the southeast, Ghana and Côte D’Ivoire to the south, Liberia, Sierra Leone to the southwest, Guinea and Senegal to the west, and Mauritania to the northwest.

The capital is Ouagadougou.

The official languages are Moore, Dyula, French and English.

The climate is generally sunny, hot, and dry. It has two principal climate zones: the Sahelian zone in the north which is semiarid steppe and the Sudanic zone in the south which is tropical wet-dry type.

The staple foods are sorghum, millet, rice, fonio, maize, peanuts, potatoes, beans, yams, okra, beets, cucumbers, mutton, goat, beef, fish and lots more (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkinabe_cuisine).

https://www.britannica.com/place/Burkina-Faso

RIZ GRAS (FAT RICE) (https://www.food.com/recipe/riz-gras-fat-rice-burkina-faso-483120):

• 2 habanero peppers,
• 3 garlic cloves
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 4 tomatoes, chopped
• ½ C oil
• 1 lb. beef or chicken, cubed
• 4 TBSP tomato paste
• 4-1/2 C water
• 1 maggi seasoning, cube (or chicken bouillon)
• 2-1/2 C long grain white rice
• Salt and pepper

1. Put the habaneros, garlic, tomatoes and onion into a food processor and pulse until you get a nice paste.
2. Heat the oil over medium heat and add the paste to the pan.
3. Cook for 8 minutes, then remove from the fire and set aside.
4. Use a little bit of water (about ½ to 1 cup) to rinse out your food processor, then put the water in a separate pot along with the meat.
5. Bring the meat and water to a boil, then reduce heat.
6. Simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add the meat to the pan containing the paste.
8. Add the tomato paste, water and maggi (or stock) cube. Stir.
9. Wash the rice until the water runs clear, then add it to the pot and bring to a boil.
10. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes. Check it, then cook for another 10 minutes or until the water has been absorbed.
11. Garnish with thin slices of onion.

I used brown rice, but it still turned out with an amazing flavor!

GREEN SALAD

Fixed me a great green salad with cashews!!

BANFORA WELSH CAKES (https://www.food.com/recipe/banfora-welshcakes-burkina-faso-483122):

• 2 C self raising flour
• ½ C margarine
• ½ C sugar
• 1-3/4 oz. dried diced pineapple
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 TBSP milk
• 1 pinch salt

1. Sift the flour and salt together in a large bowl (Hint: If your store doesn’t carry self raising flour, just add 2-2/3 tsp baking powder to this recipe).
2. Cut the margarine into cubes and work it into the flour with your fingers, until the mixture becomes like fine breadcrumbs.
3. Add the sugar and pineapple, then the beaten egg.
4. Mix until you get a stiff dough, adding milk as necessary (you may not need all 3 TBSP).
5. Flour your work surface and roll the dough out.
6. Cut into rounds.
7. Lightly grease a frying pan with some margarine and fry the cakes for a few minutes on each side, or until golden.
8. Cool on a wire rack.
9. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Mine got a little browner than I wouold have liked, but still the pineapple in the cake was really good!!