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| Satori: Congolese Tilapia Fillet |
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In this Congolese cuisine satori, an attempt
at duplicating a famous dish of the Lokele
fishermen of Kisangani, I used the following
ingredients:
0.86 lb of farm raised Tilapia Fillet (this
would serve at the most 2 people; and before
anything, fry the fish--after rubbing it with
the HerbSalt mentioned below--and put it in a
container, while saving the oil used for the
main cooking event)
Olive oil (I can't find palm oil);
Chopped onions, fresh red and green peppers;
Tomato paste;
One Plantain (you could also get a manioc at
the nearest tropical food store);
Chopped carrots and mushrooms;
Pepitas seeds (to pan-fry and ground to flour
in a small marble mortar; this is the closest
you can get to gourd seeds unavailable in the
U.S., to my knowledge);
HerbSalt blend for Seafood and Vegetables (to
rub on the fish before frying it: having used
it, you don't need to add salt);
Crushed Red Pepper;
Thyme;
Garlic Herb;
Marjoram.
This is all the stuff you need. I also showed
a tube of precooked Polenta, which in the
USA, is as close as you can get to the
Congolese Chikwangue (just slice the Polenta
and microwave it for 1 minute to obtain a
good ersatz of our beloved Kwanga).
Oh, I forgot: you first need to get a
connection to Radio Okapi on the net, then
hook it up onto your stereo system, and let
good Congolese music blast through while you
start your operations as Zika looks on. This
dish is best consumed with a cold beer, here
a Samuel Adams would do as subsitute for cold
Primus or Skol. A caveat for Kenyan cooks:
please try and follow the self-explanatory
clip: while people are great in Nairobi, the
food sucks! In Kinshasa, men are so sexist
they don't even go near the kitchen area:
grow up! And experience this satori! By the
way: let's give this dish a pedantic Frenchie
gourmet name: Pan-fried and broiled Tilapia
Fillet on a Bed of Pepitas seeds, Plantain,
Mushrom and Carrots. If this name doesn't
suit you, suggest one!
Tags : Kinshasa drcongo africa cuisine |
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Affichage : 7020
Durée : 494 s |
| 'Congolese Children' by Randy Weston |
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Originally recorded in 1964 by Randy and
released on his own Bakton label (Shame no
major label would support it. I wonder
why?),... until Atlantic Records finally
released it in 1972),...here is the GREAT
Randy Weston with a favorite of mine from his
'African Cookbook'. GET THIS ONE QUICK and
FAST before it goes out of print! Randy
Weston on piano, THE GREAT Booker Ervin on
tenor sax and BIG BLACK doing the vocals and
on the conga drums.
Tags : jazz world music randy weston congolese children african cookbook |
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Affichage : 369
Durée : 128 s |
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