Recipe Index

Chicken Yassa (Senegalese Braised Chicken with Caramelized Onion and Lemon)

Chicken Yassa: A Senegalese delight featuring tender braised chicken, caramelized onions, and a vibrant lemon twist, sure to bring a burst of flavor to your table.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-0543 · Hand-built original

Chicken Yassa – Senegalese Chicken

Chicken Yassa, a beloved dish from the Casamance region in southern Senegal, is a testament to the rich blend of African and French culinary traditions. This dish features marinated and grilled chicken, finished by braising with sweet, caramelized onions, creating a balance of tangy, savory, and subtly sweet flavors.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-0544 · Hand-built original

Dakhar

Meet Dakhar, a fragrant fish soup that sits at the very heart of Senegalese home cooking. Made with fresh fish and seasonal vegetables, it is the kind of dish that brings people together, ladled out in generous bowls at family gatherings and celebrations up and down the country. Warmly spiced yet wonderfully simple, Dakhar carries a real taste of the West African coast, and this recipe shows you how to bring it to your own table.

Main ingredient: tilapia

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Mbahal

A creamy Senegalese one-pot of jasmine rice and lamb shoulder simmered with peanut butter, black-eyed peas, eggplant and okra. Tomato, tamarind and fish sauce give the thick, risotto-like grains their savoury depth, and lime wedges brighten each bowl.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

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Senegalese Chicken with Black-Eyed Peas and Avocado-Zucchini Relish

Senegalese Chicken with Black-Eyed Peas and Avocado-Zucchini Relish is a Senegalese dish built around chicken. It serves 4. It pairs well with roasted potatoes and rice pilaf.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-2026 · Hand-built original

Senegalese Fish and Rice (Ceebu Jën) — Tomato-Braised National Dish

Make Senegalese thieboudienne with stuffed fish, broken rice, tomato broth, vegetables, rof, and tamarind sauce.

Main ingredient: eggplant

HB-2027 · Hand-built original

Senegalese Peanut Chicken with Broken Rice, Braised Cabbage, and Plantain Chips

Warm up a frosty evening with this updated recipe for Senegalese Maffé, a traditional peanut-sauced stew served throughout West Africa. This rich, spicy sauce pairs brilliantly with braised chicken thighs and winter vegetables such as carrots and cabbage. The chopped peanut garnish and a handful of plantain chips make a crunchy counterpoint to the moist chicken and tender vegetables.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

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Senegalese Rice with Fish

Called _thiebou djenne_, this national dish of Senegal is traditionally eaten from a communal platter. The hostess divides the fish and vegetables onto a portion of rice for each person. In Senegal, the cook would most likely use whatever fresh whole fish was available, so any 1-pound (12-inch-long) white-fleshed fish you can find will do. If you live in an area where there are African markets and you like funkier flavors, look for dried fish such as stockfish to add as well — it lends an authentic smokiness. Be forewarned, however, that many find dried fish (distinct from salt cod) a decidedl

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-2028 · Hand-built original

Thiakry

Main ingredient: millet

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Thiakry (Senegalese Millet Couscous Yogurt Dessert)

Steamed millet pearls folded into sweetened soured milk with vanilla and nutmeg, chilled until thick and spooned cold straight from the glass.

Main ingredient: millet

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

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Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice and Fish)

Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice and Fish) is a Senegalese main course built around shrimp. It takes 2 h 30 min in total and serves 8. It pairs well with garlic bread and rice.

Main ingredient: shrimp

Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw

HB-3245 · Hand-built original

Traditional Senegalese Soup

This is a delicious soup! It’s a traditional creamed curry soup from Senegal that features a mix of fresh African ingredients and spices. It is most often served chilled, but many reviewers stated the soup was even better when served warm. This version of the soup recipe has been served for many years at New York's well-known '21' restaurant.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

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Traditional Senegalese Soup

This rich curried soup has been served at '21' for years. At '21' the classic garnish is diced poached chicken; this version substitutes chutney.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-2400 · Hand-built original

Traditional Senegalese Soup '21' Club

A rich, curried cold soup of apples, carrots, onion and raisins simmered in chicken broth, puréed smooth, enriched with cream and chilled, then garnished with mango chutney. A longtime restaurant classic in the Senegalese style.

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

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