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Blaff de Poisson (Martinique) - Fish

For 4 people

Preparation: 20 minutes

Marinating: 2 hours

Cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1kg fish (Snapper, Tuna, Wahoo ...)
1 Bouquet garni (Spring Onion, thyme, parsley, bay leaves)
7 lemons
1 Large onion
7 garlic cloves
2 peppers
10 cl oil
Salt pepper

Preparation

Wash and Soak your beans overnight in a bowl of water.

Wash the beans till the skin has peeled off.

Blend the beans with a little water till it forms a paste.

Pour your paste in a bowl and with a wooden spoon, whisk the paste till the mixture is light and fluffy

Add your seasoning, salt, chopped shrimps, chopped onions and pepper. (You can also choose to blend the onion and pepper and mix it in.)

Heat oil till moderately hot,scoop paste with a spoon and drop immediately.

Fry till golden brown and serve with Bread, Custard, Pap, or Asiko Ijebu Gari. Credit: (Afrolems Nigerian Food Blog)

Nigeria Akara - Bean Cake

Ingredients

2 cups of Asiko beans flour (use black eyed peas for best results)

1 small bulb of chopped onions

2-3 chopped small scotch bonnet peppers

Shrimps (optional- you can include any protein of your choice)

Vegetable Oil for frying

Seasoning

Salt

Asiko Chilli Powder

Preparation

Clean, Cut it into pieces if necessary.

Marinade for about two hours in a mixure of 5 lemons juice, 1 chopped chilli, salt, pepper and 2 crushed garlic cloves.

Clean Spring onion, garlic cloves and onion. Wash thyme and parsley. Tie into bouquet garni. Boil 1/2 litre of water in a Dutch oven and add the bouquet garni, the sliced onion, crushed garlic, oil.

Once the water start boiling, dip the fish and let it cook for 20 minutes.

Before the fish is cooked, add the juice of one lemon and a whole hot pepper for (flavour without puncture it)

This dish can be serve with yams, boiled cabbage, sweet potato or breadfruit, green banana, plantain. Asiko Platanos green Plantain strips as a side dish. Credit: (recipe and photo la recette de cuisine.com)

Maafe (Ivory Coast/Senegal) - Groundnut Stew

For 6 - 8 people

Ingredients

Oil -- 2 tablespoons
Stewing beef, cut into cubes -- 2 pounds
Onion, minced -- 1
Garlic, minced -- 3 to 6 cloves
Ginger (optional), minced -- 1 tablespoon
Tomato paste -- 2 tablespoons
Tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped -- 2 cups
Salt and pepper
Asiko Chilli Powder

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high flame. Add the beef and saute until lightly browned on all sides, 5 or 6 minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
Add the onion to the oil in the pot and saute until translucent, about 3 or 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger and saute another 1 or 2 minutes.
Return the beef to the pot, stir in the tomato paste and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes to reduce the volume of the tomatoes somewhat.
Add enough water or stock to loosen the dish to a stewlike consistency. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
Stir in the peanut butter and salt and pepper to taste. Cover loosely with a lid and simmer for another 40 minutes, or until the beef is tender and oil rises to the surface of the dish. Add water as necessary to keep the dish stewlike.
Adjust seasoning and serve with rice or couscous.

Credit: (lWhats4eats)

Asiko Green Plantain Strips and Salsa Dip

Ingredients

Chopped Red Onion & Habanero Pepper
Diced Tomatoes
Fresh Basil
5 table spoon of Fresh Lime Juice
1 table spoon of extra Virgin Olive oil
Salt
Black Pepper
1 Mango (diced into cubes)
1 Avocado (diced into cues)

Preparation

Put the ingredients in a mixing bowl, add salt, pepper, lime juice and Olive oil. Mix together and serve preferably with the Asiko Platanos Green Plantain Strips. Ideal for those family parties and gatherings. Highly recommended.