10 Spectacular African Cuisine Side Dishes That Get Our Thanksgiving Stamp of Approval

Everyone knows that the turkey isn’t the real star of the African Thanksgiving table—it’s the side dishes. Start a new family tradition this year. Step out of the traditional and predictable with our crowd-pleasing African Cuisine side dish recipes.

#1 African Cuisine – Vegan Jollof Rice

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 large yellow onion, diced (about 1 1/3 cups diced onions)
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 inch piece of ginger, minced (about 1 1/2 teaspoons)
• 3 to 4 Thai chili peppers, sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
• half teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 14-ounce (400g) can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup (250ml) vegetable broth or water
• chopped parsley to serve

#2 African Cuisine – Accra Banana

Ingredients

• 2 pounds grated cassava frozen is ok
• 3/4 teaspoons salt or more adjust to suit taste buds
• 3 large overly ripe bananas optional

#3 African Cuisine – Fried African White Yams

Ingredients

• yam, or white yam: as much as you can eat.
• Vegetable Oil
• Salt to taste

#4 African Cuisine – Corn Chaff

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked pinto beans
• 2 cups sweet corn
• 1 sprig Parsley
• 1 small green onion
• 2 gloves garlic
• 1/2 inch cube ginger
• 1 small habanero
• 2 Tbsp canola oil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 Tbsp palm oil
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup crayfish optional

#5 African Cuisine – Egg Plant Soup

Ingredients

• 15 Thai eggplants aka green garden-egg
• 6 plum tomatoes
• 1 large white onion
• ¼ cup palm oil
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper chopped
• 340 g smoked mackerel the equivalent of one large mackerel skinned and de-boned
• 1 tsp chicken/ vegetable bullion
• 1 small handful of Clove basil aka Nigerian scent leaf/Thai basil
• Salt to taste
• Optional: 2 tbsp dried shrimp
• Optional: Extra dried chili-pepper

#6 African Cuisine – Goat Meat Pepper Soup

Ingredients

• 1½ lb goat meat (Cut into bite-size pieces)
• 1 cup red onions (chopped)
• 2 tbsp. Seafood Bouillon
• 1 tsp. Thyme leaves
• 1 cup brown beef stock
• ¾ lb beef tripe (cut into bite-size pieces)
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp. pepper soup spice
• ½ tsp. Utazi leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 cup chopped smoked dried shrimp (optional)

#7 African Cuisine – Spicy Kelewele

Ingredients

• 2 ripe plantains (yields 2-3 servings)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1 teaspoon red pepper
• 1 teaspoon peeled grated fresh gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Vegetable oil for frying

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#8 African Cuisine – Sukuma Wiki

Ingredients

• 1 kale bunch
• 1-2 cups chopped or ground beef/chicken optional
• 3 medium tomatoes diced
• 1-2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 large white onion
• 2 or more tablespoons canola or cooking oil
• 1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
• half teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon curry or turmeric spice
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or more
• half juiced Lemon about 1 tablespoon
• Tablespoon bouillon powder or cube

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#9 African Cuisine – Koki Beans

Ingredients

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• 8 cups black eyed peas (koki beans) – peeled, soaked and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups palm oil
• 1 bag spinach (8 oz/227 grams)
• 1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons salt
• 6 cups water
• 5 chili peppers (or other hot pepper to taste)
• 1 bag frozen banana leaves and/ or 1 roll aluminium foil (preferably non-stick)foil

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#10 African Cuisine – Poulet DJ

Ingredients

CHICKEN MARINADE

• 1 lb boneless chicken thighs (Skinless or skin on)
• 1 Tablespoon Onion powder
• half teaspoon white pepper
• 1 Teaspoon kosher salt
• half teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon garlic infused olive oil

PLANTAINS

• 1-2 large semi ripe plantain
• 1/2 cup canola oil for frying

POULET DG

• 2 Tablespoons garlic infused olive oil
• 2 large Roma tomatoes diced ( ~ a cup and a half)
• 1 small onion sliced ( ~ 1/2 a cup)
• 2 medium carrots (~ 1 cup sliced)
• 1- 2 sprigs of parsley ( ~ 2 teaspoons ground)
• 1 small green onion
• 2 handfuls green beans (haricot vert)
• 1/2 celery stalk
• 1/2 leek leave (green part)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 1 small habanero
• chicken bouillon ( to taste)

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