"This takes a little while to make but its delicious and worth the effort."
I put this together the night before I cooked it and it made an easy meal for after work. Next time, I will add a few more seasonings, as it was a little bland for our tastes, but overall, a good recipe.
A spicy-sweet contrast make this soup a special treat.
Easy and quick, this recipe was adapted from one on the back of the box of couscous. This was absolutely delicious with the Moroccan sausages known as merguez.
"Mealie-pap" is corn meal in South Africa, mealies meaning corn. Its a staple to say the least, though the tart version is generally for more special occasions
Vetkoek is an Afrikaans word meaning "Fat Cake". My husband thinks of Afrikaans cooking as famous for mixing sweet and savoury together in the same dish. In any case, this is a very popular and traditional dish in South Africa.
The word chorba simply means soup though is most often used to describe this particular soup. This is only one version of the popular soup and it is my version. Moroccans do not favor hot spicy foods and again I will repeat that harissa is just not something we use at all! I have never seen it in a home kitchen or local's restaurant. Go to a big tourist FRENCH-Morocco restaurant and find harissa because you will not find it any where else. You may be able to purchase a dusty jar to bring home with you. I have seen it in the US specialty shops and, or aisles with each and every label stating "a Moroccan staple condiment" or words to that effect. I am dismayed at the number of people who just don't listen because of tourist traps and, or lousy "authentic" food writers who have only had Moroccan food at fine dining establishments or wealthy friend's homes where "Court Food" is often served. These are not, dear friends, the REAL foods of Morocco.
This South African style dish uses coarse corn meal in a delicious, savory pie.
Just a simple veggie side dish I make once in awhile. Served it with Grilled Chicken tonight.
Sweet, spicy stuffing baked in a squash. The flavors were inspired by an African ground nut soup.