African recipes
The world’s second largest continent offers cuisines which are deep in flavour and laden with warm spices. Find jollof beans, bobotie and tagines.
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Seafood and spinach pottage with spuds
Lerato Umah-Shaylor shares her recipe for traditional Nigerian yam porridge or pottage (see Know-how, below). Hers is packed with juicy...
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Sesame suya chicken
This suya chicken recipe from Lerato Umah-Shaylor has all the enchanting spicing of the much-loved Nigerian chicken dish, but swaps...
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Pork recipes from around the world
Braised pork and apple with scotch bonnet
This braised pork and apple one-pot from Lerato Umah-Shaylor, author of Africana, has scotch bonnet chilli heat tempered by sweet...
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Herby tamarind lamb with baked jollof rice
This tamarind and herb-stuffed lamb leg with baked jollof rice recipe is a celebratory Senegalese-inspired one-pot by award-winning author and...
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Spicy braai sole with polenta, peppers and spinach
Nokx Majozi, head pie maker at London’s Holborn Dining Room, grew up in South Africa and was inspired from an...
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Merguez sausages with crispy chickpeas and preserved lemon yogurt
Merguez sausages with crispy, roasted chickpeas makes a flavoursome alternative to bangers and mash. Serve with dollops of lemony yogurt....
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Pumpkin pancakes (Pampoenkoekies)
Autumnal weekend brunches just got even better. These thick and fluffy pumpkin pancakes are popular in South Africa. Follow our...
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Smoky jollof rice
Jollof rice gets a smoky flavour boost in this delicious jollof recipe from Lerato Umah-Shaylor. One helping is never enough....
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Garden egg stew
African garden eggs (a type of aubergine) are the star of this rich Ghanaian stew Akwasi Brenya-Mensa learned from his...
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Lamb and apricot sosaties (South African kebabs)
Fire-cooking expert Genevieve Taylor shares her recipe for sosaties, South African kebabs made with tangy marinaded lamb. Recipes taken from...
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Preserved lemons
With only two basic ingredients and some imaginative flavourings, preserved lemons are storecupboard stars. Make a jar or two with...
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Meatball recipes
Lamb and mint meatball tagine with chermoula
This lamb and mint tagine is great with buttered couscous and a little finely chopped preserved lemon peel.
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Moroccan lamb stew with giant couscous

This slow cooked Moroccan inspired lamb stew uses ras-el-hanout and preserved lemon to add depth and sharpness to the rich...
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Christmas baking recipes
Eccles pie star wreath
Few aromas are as festive as freshly baked mince pies and this eccles cake-style star wreath is a recipe that you...
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Skewer recipes
Chinchinga beef skewers
”The lyrically named chinchinga is a popular street food, essentially Ghana’s answer to shish kebab: meat that’s been rubbed in...
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Brunch recipes
Oto cakes
”Oto is a classic Ghanaian celebratory dish made with boiled eggs, mashed yams and palm oil, served at occasions such...
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