African style dishes

[mija]

Have you ever tried an African evening? I have some nice African recipes and I use the African style dishes I bought from South-Africa... it's a Keicreations collection. I cooked for my husband AFRICAN CHICKEN STEW and KOLOMBYNTJES... Call me nuts, but me and my husband are realy having fun doing this... :lol:

Kisses,
Mija

[mija]

Hei I posted for you the African recipes,... they are excellent, try it... and use these Keicreations plates, they're microwave safe so you can re-warm the food later:

AFRICAN CHICKEN STEW


2 pounds stewing chicken
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon "Mrs. Dash" seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups oil
1 large pepper, chopped
2 large onions
4 ounces tomato paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
1 large tomato, chopped or diced

Skin and trim fat from chicken. Cut 8 to 10 pieces. Rub in lemon juice. Rinse and drain chicken. Add spices and rub into chicken. Refrigerate for 10 hours. Heat oil and brown chicken. Saute onions and pepper for 1/2 hour; add tomato and tomato paste. Stir to distribute evenly. Add salt to taste, add chicken, 1/2 cup water and simmer over low heat till chicken is tender 10-15 minutes.

KOLOMBYNTJES

8 oz butter 1 lb sugar 5 eggs 12 oz flour 2 tsp cream of tartar pinch salt 1 tbsp milk 1 tsp bicarb. of soda 6 oz currants 1 tsp lemon juice

Cream together butter and sugar, then add the beaten eggs, flour, cream of tartar and salt. Dissolve the bicarb. of soda in the milk and beat this in. Finally add the lemon juice and currants. Pour into a greased pan and bake at 325 degrees for about 20 - 30 minutes.