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Goat Gari Pinon

Goat Gari Pinon

The short way to describe the Pinon (or Eba) as fufu made with Gari (Gali). Gari is a west African made with grated cassava and have a finer consistency then the regular couscous. Gari can be used to make GariFoto (Galifoto), GariDochi (GaliDossi) or just be consumed with an cooked black beans and palm oil,  okra stew, tomato stew, goat meat stew, Ademe, egusi soup …

Gari Pinon (or Eba) is Gari cooked in hot tomato broth. In some West African countries like benin and Ghana, the Gari is cooked on a medium heat but in Togo the gari is added to the hot broth (A Si Pinon). The gari soaks up the flavor of the tomato broth.

Traditionally the meat (chicken, goat, or beef) is boiled with spices (garlic, ginger, paprika…bouillon cube, salt) to tenderize it and the broth of the meat is use to cook the Gari Pinon. I use goat meat for my Pinon and serve it with some pepper, a quick tomato and onion cooked mixture and the fry goat meat.

1 kg goat meat

1 onion 

1 tablespoon ginger 

2 cloves

2 whole all spice

3 tablespoon garlic

1 cube

Salt

Mix all ingredients, add water and cook for 1 hour.

Remove the goat meat from the stock and fry until golden. Set aside

1/4 cup oil

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 tomato puree

1 cube

Goat stock

Gari

On a medium heat, in a saucepan with the goat stock.

Add the paste tomato, tomato, and cube

Add the gari the hot broth gradually stirring vigorously until obtaining a homogeneous paste (Pinon).

1 onion

2 tablespoons oil

4 tomatoes

salt according to your taste

1 tablespoon cube

Cut the onion in half, mince very finely and set aside in a bowl

Cut the tomatoes in half and slice very thinly

On a medium heat , in a saucepan, heat the oil and add the onion.Cook for 10 mins

Add tomatoes, cube taste and add salt if necessary.

1/4 cup oil

1 onion

10 bonnet pepper scotch 

Salt to taste

Heat the oil and add the crushed pepper and onion, Add salt to taste. Cook for a min or  2

Serve the Pinon with the tomato mixture, goat meat and pepper

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African Fried Turkey Wings

African Fried Turkey Wings

Cooking a turkey wings is no different from cooking chicken wings; they are all the same!!! Expect for the size. Because of that, the cooking time is longer but it all good!!! It’s more yummy. I am frying this but you can also bake it in the oven temperature at 350 F Four about an hour so.

African Fried Turkey Wings

  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove
  • 1 allspice whole
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 1 cube
  • Salt to taste
  • 5 turkey wings
  • Canola oil for frying
  1. Mix together 1/2 onion, cloves, allspice, garlic and ginger.

  2. Cut off wing tips, Discard wing tips and Cut each wing into halves. Rinse turkey wings

  3. Add seasonings, 1/2 the onion chopped, cube and salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for 4 hours.

  4. Add about 1/2 liter to the wing and boil for 30 min.

  5. Fry for 7-10 minutes till center is all cooked (outside will be dark, golden brown)

  6. Lay paper towel on a plate to drain excess oil, transfer fried wings to plate
  7. And you’re done!

1 onion
1 clove
1 allspice whole
2 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon ginger
1 cube
Salt to taste
5 turkey wings
Canola oil for frying

Mix together 1/2 onion, cloves, allspice, garlic and ginger.
Cut off wing tips, Discard wing tips and Cut each wing into halves. Rinse turkey wings
Add seasonings, 1/2 the onion chopped, cube and salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least for 4 hours.
Add about 1/2 liter to the wing and boil for 30 min.
Fry for 7-10 minutes till center is all cooked (outside will be dark, golden brown)
Lay paper towel on a plate to drain excess oil, transfer fried wings to plate
Transfer to a different plate to serve
And you’re done!
I mean done!! Get to munching!

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African Fried chicken

 

African Fried chicken

If your mother in law is in the same zip code, follow this recipe to the T! this is very close to the traditional recipe.usually a motor is use to grind the spices but, you can pay me to do manual labor!!! A blender work just fine.Back to the recipe, if you want your mother in law to love and respect you don’t skip a step. This fry chicken can accompany Jollof rice , tomato sauce, Ablo or in soups. You can blend the spices, keep it in the fridge and use it on other meats (goat, beef and chicken)

  • 2 chicken
  • 1 onion (1/2 sliced)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 2 ~5 cloves
  • 2 ~5 whole all spice
  • 2 tablespoon garlic
  • 1 cube
  • 1 Bay leave
  • Salt to taste
  1. Grind the spices with the least amount of water as possible.
  2. In a pot, mix the chicken, cube and the blended spices, broil to a boil.
  3. After 10 min add the sliced onion, cook for another 5 mins
  4. Add water to cover the chicken, salt and the bay leave
  5. Cook until the chicken is tender
  6. Fry in batches until golden

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Buttermilk Fried Chicken 

2 small chickens

3 cups buttermilk

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon salt

4 teaspoon garlic

1 tablespoon crushed peppercorns

2 tablespoons sea salt

2 tablespoons paprika

1 tablespoon ginger

Butterfly chicken by placing breast-side down and using a very sharp knife or kitchen shears to cut along both sides of backbone. Discard backbone, turn chicken over press gently to flatten it until you hear a nice crack.

Add buttermilk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon salt in a large freezer bag. Refrigerate for 6 hours minimum or up to two days.

Remove chicken from marinade, rinse off the buttermilk and place on a rack so excess can drip off.  Place chicken in roasting pan and  add 4 teaspoon garlic, 1 tablespoon crushed peppercorns, 2 tablespoons sea salt, 2 tablespoons paprika and 1 tablespoon ginger.

Roast for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Fried until golden.

Place chicken on a carving board and allow to rest for 10 minutes before cutting into serving pieces.