Kwanzaa Recipes

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African Tomato-avocado-buttermilk Soup

 

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups & Stews Kwanzaa

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3 lb Tomatoes -- peeled and seeded

2 tbs Tomato paste

1 c Buttermilk

1 tb Olive oil

1 Avocado -- mashed to a puree

Juice of 1 lemon

2 tbs Finely minced fresh parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

Hot pepper sauce

----Garnish----

1 Cucumber -- peeled, seeded, and

diced

sour cream -- plain yogurt, or

creme fraiche

 

Puree tomatoes in a food processor or food mill, then press through a sieve to

remove seeds. In a large mixing bowl, beat the pureed tomatoes, tomato paste,

buttermilk, and oil. Toss pureed avocado with 1 tablespoon lemon juice to hold

the color. Add the avocado, remaining lemon juice, and parsley to the tomato

mixture; stir to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and a generous

number of drops of hot pepper sauce. Refrigerate several hours before serving.

 

At serving time, taste soup for seasonings. Ladle into individual bowl and have

guest garnish their portions with cucumber and sour cream. Pass hot pepper sauce

around to add more piquancy.

 

 

 

 

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African Vegetable Stew

 

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Kwanzaa Soups & Stews

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 Onion (very large) chopped

1 Swiss chard bunch

1 can Garbanzo beans (known also as chick-peas)

1/2 c Raisins

1/2 c Rice -- raw

2 Yams

Several fresh tomatoes (or large can)

1 Garlic clove

Salt and pepper -- to taste

Tabasco sauce -- to taste

 

Fry onion, garlic and white stems of chard until barely limp. Add chopped greens

and fry a bit.

Either peel the yams or scrub them well with a vegetable brush, then slice them

into thick slices. Add garbanzos, raisins, yams, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook

a couple of minutes.

Make a well in the center of the mixture in the pot. Put the rice in the well

and pat it down until it's wet. Cover and cook until rice is done, about 25

minutes. Add Tabasco sauce to taste.

 

 

 

 

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Benne Cakes

 

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cookies Desserts

Kwanzaa

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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oil to grease a cookie sheet

1 cup finely packed brown sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine -- softened

1 egg -- beaten

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup toasted sesame seeds

 

Preheat the oven to 325°. Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Mix together the brown

sugar and butter, and beat until they are creamy. Stir in the egg, vanilla

extract, and lemon juice. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and sesame seeds. Drop

by rounded teaspoons onto the cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes

or until the edges are browned. Enjoy!

Benne cakes are a food from West Africa. Benne means sesame seeds. The sesame

seeds are eaten for good luck.

 

 

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Southern Fried Okra

 

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Kwanzaa Side Dishes

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 lb Fresh okra -- cut 1 inch pieces

1 lg Green tomato -- diced

1 med Onion chopped

1 Clove garlic -- minced (optional)

1 Jalapeno pepper halved & sliced -- remove seeds if too

hot

2 Eggs beaten

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 tsp Black pepper

1/2 cup Milk

1 cup Cornmeal

1/4 cup Vegetable oil

 

Combine okra, tomato, onion, garlic & jalapeno in large bowl. In separate bowl

combine eggs, salt, pepper, milk. Pour egg mix over veggies and toss to

thoroughly coat. Gradually add cornmeal until mixture on the okra and at the

bottom of the bowl soaked up. Continue to toss till ingredients evenly mixed.

Mixture will have a gooey consistency.

 

Heat oil in 10 inch skillet over med. heat until hot. Oil is ready when dash of

cornmeal sizzles.

Spoon mixture evenly in skillet. Reduce heat to med low. Cover and fry till

underside golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Then invert on plate and slide other side

up into skillet and cook uncovered 5-8 min until golden brown. Remove from

skillet to paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve hot.

 

 

 

 

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Sweet Potato Pie

 

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pies & Pastry Kwanzaa

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 c Sweet potatoes -- drained

4 T Margarine -- melted

3 Eggs

1 c Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Grated nutmeg

3/4 c Milk

1 tsp Vanilla

1 " pie shell -- baked

1/4 c Chopped pecans

 

method Use a food processor or fork to mash sweet potatoes together with melted

margarine. Blend in eggs, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add milk and vanilla. Pour

mixture into baked pie shell. Microwave medium high 7 minutes. Sprinkle pecans

over surface of pie. Rotating midway through cooking, microwave on medium high 6

to 8 minutes or until center no longer jiggles. If you prefer, you can bake it

in the oven at 375 degrees for about 35-45 minutes or until it doesn't jiggle.

 

 

 

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