Author: Valentina

Safou Taco Recipe

 

Try this unique blend between African (Safou plum) and Mexican (Taco) influences.

Preparation time : 25 Mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Servings : 4 pers

It’s easy to prepare !

 

Ingredients :

1 Bantu Tastes Safou pack 1lb.10oz (500g)

1 Pound of Lean Ground Beef (at least 80%)

1 Cup of Thick ‘n Chunky salsa

10 Taco Shells

1/2 Head lettuce,

1 Shredded Tomato

1 Cup of shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cooking steps: 

1- Cook the beef skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until it becomes brown, then drain.

2- Pour the Thick ‘n Chunky salsa into beef. Heat to boiling and don’t forget to stir constantly. You can reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 5 minutes and stir occasionally. Put the beef mixture into a large serving bowl.

3-Deep your Safou Plums into hot water for 3 minutes (after water is boiled). Remove the seed and cut them into small pieces.

4- Heat the taco shells as directed on the package. Serve the taco shells with the beef mixture, lettuce, shred tomato, chunk of Safou and cheese

 

Enjoy this delicious your meal !

 

 

 

Makayabu Na Fumbua Recipe by Barbaralagazzele

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Serving: 4-5 people
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

Dried and Salted fish (pollock or codfish): 1lb
Bantu Tastes Fumbwa : 1/2 pack
Bantu Tastes Chikwangue : 2 pack
Bantu Tastes Safou : 1 pack
Vegetable oil : 1/2 cup
Flour  : 1/2 cup
Garlic  : 5 cloves
Scallion  : 3
Red Onion  : 1 big
White Onion  : 2 medium
Tomatoes  : 4
Peanut Oil: 5 tablespoons
Peanut Butter : 2 table spoon
Water : 1/4 gallon
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Method:

Sock the fish overnight in water in order to reduce the saltiness and rinse it.
Boil the fish for 10 min with new water and remove it.
Dip the fish pieces in the flour and start to fry them (3tbsp of oil) few minutes each side till the golden color appears.

While the fish is cooking chop all your vegetables.
Let the oil sizzle then place the chopped onions and let them become almost translucent.
Then add the chopped tomatoes and stir few seconds.

To cook the peanut butter sauce you need to sizzle the scallion and garlic for few minutes on low heat then add the peanut butter and let it cook 5 minutes.
Stir few minutes and add little bit of water time to time to make sure the peanut butter don’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
Once the peanut butter change color you can add the cooked tomato sauce and the fish and mix everything together for few minutes.
Rinse the Fumbwa and add it to your preparation and stir time to time. Let it cook few minutes.

Defrost completely the chikwangue and the safou.
Steam your chikwangue for 30 minutes then your Safou for 5 minutes

Serve everything together …Et voila Bon Appetit!

Bantu Food Popup event with Chef Linda !

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Get into your joyful spirit this Holiday season! So Linda A. Cooks and Bantu Tastes are bringing you A Bantu Food Pop Up in Harlem, New York City.

Now it is time to enjoy the delicious tastes of traditional foods from the Congo Region and all throughout central Africa.
A one of its kind Food Pop-Up in New York City celebrating Traditional Congolese Food. You will enjoy a carefully crafted menu — made up of imported and locally grown fresh products. We created a space where you can enjoy amazing food made to order, eat-in, and delivery.
This holiday, spend quality time with your loved ones because great food is guaranteed!

 

 

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Fumbwa- Congolese Wild Spinach Stew

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Location of the event:
891 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
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Ticket and reservation:

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Bantu Tastes Sponsor of Miss Congo Brazza USA 2019

 

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Reserve your tickets for Miss Congo Event:

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Fumbwa with Dry Fish

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Preparation time: 45 mins
Serving: 4 people
Cooking time: 35 mins
Difficulty: Easy

Recipe:
7.05 oz of Fumbwa
4 Tomatoes
1 Red Pepper
1 Leek
2 Garlic Clove
1/2 Onion
3 Green Oinion
1 Dry fish
2 Teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg
4 Cubes of seasoning
1 Teaspoon of solt
8 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
6 Tablespoons of Palm Oil

Recette
200g de Fumbua
4 Tomates pelées
1/2 Oignon
2 gousses d’ail
3 Tiges d’oignons vert
1 Poireau
1/2 Poivron
1 Poisson séché
2 Cuillères a cafe de Noix de Muscade
4 Cubes de bouillon
1 Cuillère a cafe de Sel
6 Cuillères a soupe d’Huile de palme
8 Cuillères a soupe de pate d’arachide