Dried Fish Gumbo

http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/chad/eating.html

Ingredients:

1 large onion, chopped
4 large tomatoes
2 tbsp oil
500 ml water
500 g dried salted fish
Salt and pepper or cayenne to taste
1 package dried okra powder

Preparation:

In a medium-sized saucepan, sauté the onions and tomatoes in the oil. Add the water and the dried fish, cut into small pieces, and add salt, pepper or cayenne to taste. Let boil for 10 minutes, then add the dried okra. Boil for another 20 minutes and simmer for another 15 minutes. Serve hot, accompanied by rice or millet.

Broiled Fish

http://www.tchad.org/research/cook.html#poisson

A recipe of the villages along the Chari River.

Ingredients:

* 6 medium-sized fish
* 2 cloves of garlic
* 2 tablespoons of flour
* 5 tablespoons of oil
* 3 tomatoes
* salt, pepper, or chilli powder

Method:

1. Cut the fish into pieces, after having washed and wiped it dry.

2. Spread small pieces of garlic as deep as possible into the flesh of fish.

3. Dip the pieces of fish in the flour.

4. Heat the oil in a cast iron pan and place the fish in it once the oil is very hot.

5. When the pieces are golden brown, add the tomatoes, sliced along the middle, add salt, and the other spices, and cover the pan.

6. Let it simmer at low temperature for about 40 minutes. Check to see when it is ready, and add a few spoonfuls of water if necessary. Serve very hot, fresh off the fire.

Roasted chicken, African Style

http://www.tchad.org/research/cook.html#roastedchicken

Ingredients:

* 1 chicken
* 1 tablespoon of butter
* 1 bouquet of Persil
* 3 tablespoons of oil
* salt

Method:

1. Prepare the chicken for roasting. Salt it inside then place there the piece of fresh butter and the Persil bouquet. Spread the oil on the outside.

2. Put the chicken in a hot oven for 20 minutes per 500 grams of poultry on a pan oiled with cooking oil, or over a fire in an open casserole for 30 minutes per 500 grams of poultry.

3. Wait until it turns a golden brown, turn it over and pour the juice over it from time to time. Dissolve the caramelised broth at the bottom of the pan with water.

4. Serve the sauce in a gravy boat and the chicken on a serving plate.

Jarret de boeuf

http://www.tchad.org/research/cook.html#jarretboeuf

Ingredients:

* Three legs of beef cut up at the middle of the leg
* 2 onions
* 2 cloves of garlic
* salt, chilli powder, whole cloves, pepper
* Vegetables: carrots and/or eggplants and/or leeks and/or sweet potatoes

Method:

1. Wash and stew the meat. Then, place in cold water along with the spices

2. Bring to a boil, then let it simmer on low heat for about two hours. Stir from time to time, especially when it begins to boil.

3. Add the vegetables you have available: carrots, eggplant, leeks, sweet potatoes, etc., adding it in enough time for it to be fully cooked.

4. Serve hot with vegetables, in the same serving plate.

Note: If one serves this meal to a Muslim Chadian, the meat should be bought at a Halal butcher in a Muslim neighbourhood, if possible.

Chad's Spicy Tuna Sub

http://www.fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=47879

Yield 1 serving.

Ingredients:

1 can Albacore White Tuna in water
2 tbl Fat Free Miracle Whip
1 tsp Louisiana hot sauce
2 tbl Hot Giardiniera (drained)
1 x Sausage, beef, or sub roll

Method:

• Drain Tuna. Place tuna in large bowl and break it up with a fork.

• Add Miracle Whip, hot sauce, and giardiniera. Mix well. Spread entire mixture on your roll. Wrap in aluminum foil for transport.

Chad's Country Ribs

http://www.fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=47878

Yield 1 serving.

Ingredients:

1 x ribs, approx. 2 lb. per person

Sauce:
1 cup ketchup
1 1/3 cup sugar
8 tbl Worcestershire sauce
2 tbl dry mustard

Method:

• Place ribs in large pan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; simmer for 45 minutes. Drain. Then brown ribs, on both sides, on grill.
• Barbecue Sauce:
  Stir all ingredients together in saucepan. Bring to a boil; simmer for 15 minutes. Dip ribs in Barbecue Sauce; place on grill again to seal in sauce. Serve with Iowa sweet corn and potatoes!