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25-Minute Tunisian Vegetable Couscous

Submitted by: girlandagun 
Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA
A quick, versatile way to prepare couscous with summer vegetables -- zucchini, yellow squash, and bell peppers, with mushrooms and chickpeas. This fragrant dish is seasoned with smoky paprika, cardamom, and orange zest. 

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African Chicken Stew

Submitted by: Leah Shaw 
Inspired by authentic West African cooking, this delicious stew combines vegetables and peanut butter with a little heat from a medley of spices. Alter the recipe to suit your preferences--it lends itself beautifully to improvisation. 

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African Curry

Submitted by: VALERIEKOOKA 
This simple, spicy dish is a delicious way to enjoy international flavors with easily obtained ingredients. It's great with rice! 

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African Peanut Soup

Submitted by: PIETOGO 
Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA
A surprisingly wonderful combination of tomatoes, onion, peanut butter, and brown rice that make for a wonderful, offbeat soup everyone will enjoy. Even better served with a dollop of sour cream on top of each bowl and some crusty bread for dipping. YUM! 

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African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup

Submitted by: GregMcE 
Peanut flavor is balanced by warm spices and the earthy sweetness of sweet potatoes. 

African-Style Oxtail Stew

Submitted by: Gail 
Living In: Maun, North-West, Botswana
Oxtail is my favorite meal and I serve this recipe to all my friends and use it for my frozen food business. Everyone loves it. I call it God's food as it is so delicious! This meal is very rich, but oh so good! Oxtail is easily available here in Africa but I have heard it can be obtained in the US. 

Algerian Bouzgene Berber Bread with Roasted Pepper Sauce

Submitted by: Corey Habbas 
This traditional favorite comes from the northern mountain towns of Algeria. A humble, unleavened semolina flatbread compliments a zesty, roasted red-pepper sauce. The combination is fresh, simple and satisfying. 

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Arabic Green Beans with Beef

Submitted by: JAVONNES 
Green beans are simmered with a spicy beef and tomato sauce in this recipe. 

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Atlas Mountain Soup

Submitted by: rua 
Home Town: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
This soup is sustaining enough to make a complete meal if accompanied by some good, crusty bread. The meat, combined with spices and with a tang of lemon and apricots, has the flavor of North Africa. 

Beef Curry Soup

Submitted by: CORWYNN DARKHOLME 
Cubes of beef are simmered with potatoes and onions in a curry powder seasoned beef broth in this South African recipe. 

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Beghrir (Moroccan Pancakes)

Submitted by: rie1975 
Home Town: Orlando, Florida, USA
Living In: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Semolina gives these exotic yeast pancakes a light, lacy texture, and the thousands of tiny holes catch the sweet honey and butter sauce with optional orange blossom. Substitute rosewater flavor if you prefer. 

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Best Bobotie

Submitted by: trixie 
Living In: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
This South African original is similar to meatloaf, but so much better. A slightly sweet curry flavors ground beef with a milk and egg custard on top. It's delicious! 

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Bissara

Submitted by: Asma Khalfaoui 
Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Split pea soup is given a North African twist with the addition of paprika, cumin, and a whole chili pepper. This is one of my treasured recipes, it is wonderful on cold days. This recipe originates from somewhere in North Africa. 

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Bobotie

Submitted by: Caryn 
Living In: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Ground beef and onion blended with almonds, raisins and chutney. Then seasoned with curry powder and turmeric. Shaped into a loaf and baked. Serve with steamed rice and chutney. 

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B'stilla

Submitted by: flute 
Home Town: Winchester, Hampshire, England, U.K.
Living In: Caldas Da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal
Fragrant and delicious, this chicken pie is made of layers of puff pastry and chicken breasts pouched in bouillon. Spread onto each layer is whisked egg, parsley, cinnamon and sugar. 

Cape Malay Pickled Fish

Submitted by: NITSCKIE 
This recipe is a traditional easter time classic in Cape Town South Africa. It is served mainly with hot cross buns or freshly baked bread. 

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Chicken Tagine

Submitted by: KJones 
Living In: Buffalo, New York, USA
Apricots, ginger, cinnamon, and cumin give this slow cooked chicken and vegetable dinner a savory and sweet Moroccan flavor. 

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Chocolate Fondue L'Afrique

Submitted by: calkevin77 
Living In: San Jose, California, USA
Enjoy this easy-to-make, elegant chocolate dessert fondue starring South Africa's famous butterscotch-flavored Amarula liqueur that's distilled from the fruit of the amarula or 'elephant tree.' 

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Chutney Chicken

Submitted by: Sharon Plett 
Cut the sweetness of prepared chutney with packaged onion soup in this quick chicken bake. 

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Cold Roasted Moroccan Spiced Salmon

Submitted by: Menealeous' Daughter 
Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Living In: New York, New York, USA
Quick, easy, elegant: three words which perfectly describe this flavorful dish. A beautiful salmon fillet is seasoned with a blend of spices and a squirt of lime, then quickly roasted. It is served cold, so all of the work can be done early, leaving you the luxury of dining with your guests! 
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