Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato
Oil for deep-frying
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder Pepper for taste

Directions:

Wash the sweet potato and peel it. Cut it into wedges. Heat the Oil in a pan and deep fry the sweet potato wedges until golden brown. Season with salt and chili powder pepper. Serve with anything or eat it by itself.

Beef/Chicken in Palm Butter Sauce

This delicious dish is a West African meal that is similar to curry chicken. The recipe is:
Ingredients:

2 pounds of beef or chicken
1/2 teaspoon of hot pepper or black pepper
3 fresh scotch bonnet peppers (extremely hot)
1 can of palm butter (also called "Sauce Graine" and "Noix de Palme")
1 onion finely chopped
1 chicken Maggi cube (also called Knorr cube)
1/2 cup water
3/4 can full of water (use a Trofai Can)

Directions:

Season chicken and/or beef with pepper and chicken cube. Place in 1/2 cup of water and boil for 10 minutes. Combine all ingredients plus 3/4 can of water. Cook over medium heat for 50 to 60 minutes stirring regularily until chicken and beef are done are sauce is thick. Serve with Parboiled Rice, White rice, Fresh Cassava Fufu, Banku or Attieke.

African Sweet Balls

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 3/4 to 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour vegetable oil

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine egg, salt, baking powder, sugar, and nutmeg and mix well. Add warm water and mix well again. Gradually stir in flour until the dough is stiff and a little bit sticky. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts. Pour 1/2 inch oil into pan and heat over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Place dough balls into the oil a few at a time and fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel. Serve while warm.

AFRICAN FOOD

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