My favourite good friday recipe is one my friend from Senegal used to make for me, its called Thebouidienne (pronounced CHEB-O-DJIN) and is considered to be one of the best dishes in Africa. I highly recommend it! Here´s where I found
this recipe * 1 cup onions, chopped finely
* 1/2 cup green peppers, chopped
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
* 4 oz. oil or margarine
* 1 6-oz. can tomato paste
* 3 6-oz. cans water
* 8 1/2-lb. pieces fish fillet such as Haddock, Halibut, etc.
* 8 wedges cabbage, 2 inches wide
* 8 halves sweet potato
* 1 4-oz. jar whole pimentos
* 1 cup cooked rice
* 8 cups cooked rice
* hot chili pepper (from a jar)
1. In a 6-quart Dutch oven: Sauté: 1 cup onions, chopped finely, 1/2 cup green peppers, chopped, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper in 4 oz. oil or margarine until lightly browned.
2. Add: 1 6-oz. can tomato PASTE and 3 6-oz. cans water.
3. Blend smooth. Lay 8 1/2-lb. pieces fish FILLET such as Haddock, Halibut, etc., at bottom of pan.
4. Lay over fish: 8 wedges cabbage, 2 inches wide 8 halves sweet potato. Cover tightly and simmer for one hour over low heat until vegetables and fish are done.
5. Add 1 4-oz. jar whole pimentos and cook for 2 minutes longer.
6. In a large soup plate: Arrange 1 cup COOKED rice as a bed. Place 1 fish PORTION in the center.
7. Arrange around the fish: 1 cabbage WEDGE, 1 sweet potato HALF, 1 WHOLE pimento, HOT chili pepper (from a jar).