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🇸🇳 Traditional dishes from Senegal

3 dishes people actually cook in Senegal: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Mafe

60 min · medium · 13 ingredients

Mafe, a traditional dish from Senegal

A rich and hearty peanut stew from Senegal.

  • 800 g chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 carrots
  • 400 g sweet potato
  • 200 g peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 800 ml vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil

Thieboudienne

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Thieboudienne, a traditional dish from Senegal

Savor the rich flavors of Senegal with this classic dish.

  • 400 g rice
  • 800 g fish
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 200 g carrots
  • 200 g cabbage
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 60 ml oil
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp spices

Yassa poulet

120 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Yassa poulet, a traditional dish from Senegal

Savor the tangy, spiced flavors of Senegalese chicken.

  • 1000 g chicken
  • 300 g onions
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 4 garlic
  • 100 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 200 g carrots
  • 1 hot pepper

What do people eat in Senegal?

The three dishes from Senegal documented in Copper are Mafe, Thieboudienne and Yassa poulet. Garlic and carrots each appear in more than one recipe. All three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 26 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Senegal?

The three recipes need 26 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Senegal entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Senegal take?

Mafe is the quickest at 60 minutes. Thieboudienne is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Senegal is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Senegal here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Mafe is the shortest way in.

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