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Bassi-Salté (Senegalese Couscous with Meat and Vegetables)
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Bassi-Salté (Senegalese Couscous with Meat and Vegetables)

15 ingredients 8 steps 1 hr 5 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

570
Calories
18g
Protein
15g
Fat
96g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Kidney Bean 1/2 cup canned (128g) drained 112
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Millet not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Cassava not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Water
  • 500 g instant millet couscous
  • 150 ml vegetable oil
  • 500 g meat , cut into sizeable pieces
  • 250 g diced tomato
  • 3 onions , chopped
  • 100 g tomato paste
  • Salt
  • 150 g cassava root, peeled and diced
  • 3 carrots , peeled and diced
  • 1 tbsp minced green chile pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 100 g dry kidney beans
  • 50 g raisins

Directions

1

Bring 500 ml water to a boil , then pour it over the couscous in a bowl. Cover and let rest.

2

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the meat, and fry until golden brown.

3

Add the tomato, onions, salt, and tomato paste. Stir well.

4

Add 1 liter of water to the pot, and bring to a boil.

5

Add the cassava, carrots, chile pepper, and garlic. Season with black pepper. Cook over low heat, aiming to make a sauce with a consistent thickness.

6

Briskly boil the kidney beans until soft, then drain them.

7

Stir the raisins into the sauce. Season to taste with salt.

8

Fluff the couscous. Serve the couscous, beans, and sauce together.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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