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Angolan Chicken Muamba
1 chicken, jointed juice of 1 lemon 3 onions, chopped 3 garlic cloves finely chopped 1 scotch bonnet chilli left whole 1 400g tin of tomatoes 1 butternut squash cut into bite-sized pieces and roasted for 30 mins. 250ml canned … Continue reading
Cosa-cosa Camaro
Tonight’s dish was the simplest so far. I cooked king prawns that had been briefly marinated in fiery piri-piri sauce. I panicked a little when I realised I didn’t have any of the aforementioned sauce, but no worries it’s a … Continue reading
Angolan Feijoada
Another Portuguese inspired dish tonight : my take on the Angolan take on the Portuguese stew Feijoada. There is a danger that if I choose Brazil as one of the countries I cook from for a week that I’ll end … Continue reading
Bachalu Gomes (Salt Cod with Potatoes)
The Portuguese left their mark on Angolan cuisine in many ways. One of the most obvious being salt cod. For tonight’s meal I used salt pollock, which temporarily made me feel that I might be helping to ease the strain … Continue reading
Angolan rice with chicken
First day of A and we decided Angola would be an interesting place to start. I don’t really know a great deal about African cooking to my shame so tonight I cooked my version of Angolan rice with chicken 1 … Continue reading