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Okok Sucre (Sweet Eru)
Plat principal 75 min

Okok Sucre (Sweet Eru)

The recipe for sweet Okok (ikok, ekoke) from Cameroon. Highly prized in Cameroonian cuisine, okok is a dish typical of the Beti, a tribe of the Center region.

  • 380 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Roast Lamb
Plat principal 140 min

Roast Lamb

A leg of lamb coated in a thick marinade of onion, garlic, ginger and mustard, then slow-cooked in a covered pot until tender.

  • 480 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Pistachio Sauce (Egusi-Style Pumpkin Seed Sauce)
Plat principal 70 min

Pistachio Sauce (Egusi-Style Pumpkin Seed Sauce)

A Cameroonian sauce of ground pumpkin seeds (pistache) simmered with beef and tomatoes, served with rice, plantains or root vegetables such as cocoyam or yam.

  • 480 kcal
  • 5 servings
  • Medium
Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms
Plat principal 40 min

Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms

A simple sautéed mushroom and tomato sauce with onions, garlic and parsley, served hot or cold.

  • 180 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium
Onion Sauce
Plat principal 30 min

Onion Sauce

A smooth, mild onion sauce simmered in butter with thyme, served warm over toast as an appetiser or napped over white meat or poultry.

  • 120 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Easy
Sanga
Plat principal 100 min

Sanga

Sanga is a much-loved Cameroonian dish based on greens and corn, popular among the Bantu peoples of southern Cameroon, cooked with palm nut juice.

  • 350 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Mashed Plantains and Beans
Plat principal 145 min

Mashed Plantains and Beans

Let it cook gently for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning, add salt and chilli and cook again for 5 minutes. Serve hot with rice. Today we offer you the recipe for mashed plantains and beans, a dish much loved among the Bamileke people of Cameroon.

  • 520 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Pepper Soup
Plat principal 55 min

Pepper Soup

Pepper Soup is a very spicy soup much loved across Africa. You will find different versions throughout the continent, but the base remains the same.

  • 300 kcal
  • 5 servings
  • Hard
Beef Skin in Tomato Sauce
Plat principal 70 min

Beef Skin in Tomato Sauce

Tender boiled beef skin simmered in a fragrant tomato sauce with onions, garlic, leek and herbs, a popular Cameroonian dish served with the side of your choice.

  • 350 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium
Pork Trotter Broth
Plat principal 160 min

Pork Trotter Broth

A rich Cameroonian broth of pig's feet simmered with tomatoes, onions, herbs and spices, finished with potatoes for a complete one-pot meal.

  • 560 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Hard
Beef Trotter Broth
Plat principal 270 min

Beef Trotter Broth

A hearty Cameroonian broth of slow-simmered beef trotters seasoned with garlic, ginger and djansang, served with boiled plantain or yam.

  • 420 kcal
  • 5 servings
  • Medium
Peanut Paste (Pate d'Arachides)
Plat principal 35 min

Peanut Paste (Pate d'Arachides)

A simple Cameroonian dish of roasted peanuts ground into a paste and cooked with crayfish into a thick, oily sauce, typically served with a starchy staple.

  • 400 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Easy
Mashed Potatoes and Beans
Plat principal 105 min

Mashed Potatoes and Beans

We take you to western Cameroon with this recipe for mashed potatoes and beans. A simple, economical and nourishing dish.

  • 480 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Okok Sale (Ikok)
Plat principal 130 min

Okok Sale (Ikok)

A savory dish based on okok (eru) leaves from the Bassa cuisine of Cameroon.

  • 470 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Ndolé with Shrimp
Plat principal 135 min

Ndolé with Shrimp

Ndolé is the Cameroonian name for edible varieties of Vernonia. It is a leafy vegetable plant whose leaves are eaten green and, to a lesser extent, dried. The leaves and roots also have therapeutic properties.

  • 450 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Ndomba of Viper
Plat principal 120 min

Ndomba of Viper

A Beti-style papillote in which fresh viper meat is marinated with onion, tomato, garlic and aromatic leaves, wrapped in banana leaves and steam-braised, then finished over the embers of a barbecue.

  • 300 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Hard
Ndomba of Pork
Plat principal 65 min

Ndomba of Pork

A Beti-style dish in which seasoned, fried pork is wrapped with tomato, onion, ginger and aromatic leaves in banana leaves and steam-braised en papillote.

  • 480 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium
Ndomba of Sea Bass
Plat principal 40 min

Ndomba of Sea Bass

Ndomba is a term known to the Beti peoples meaning "parcel" or "papillote." Ndomba is a dish steam-braised with spices inside banana leaves.

  • 240 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium
Nnam Wondo (Nnam Owondo)
Plat principal 60 min

Nnam Wondo (Nnam Owondo)

Nnam Wondo is a traditional Beti dish made from cooked peanuts wrapped in banana leaves and steamed en papillote.

  • 410 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium
Nkui (Served with Corn Couscous)
Plat principal 70 min

Nkui (Served with Corn Couscous)

"Nkui" is a slimy sauce obtained by working the bark of the plant of the same name in water. During its preparation, the Nkui is seasoned with twelve local condiments.

  • 180 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Hard
Ndjapche (Black Nightshade with Pumpkin Seeds)
Plat principal 80 min

Ndjapche (Black Nightshade with Pumpkin Seeds)

Bamoun women are known and admired for their dignity and culinary skill. "Pèn Ndjapche" is in fact the most popular hot dish in the Noun and is served with cassava-and-corn couscous.

  • 410 kcal
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
Nfiang Ndo'o (Wild Mango Seed Sauce)
Plat principal 55 min

Nfiang Ndo'o (Wild Mango Seed Sauce)

Wild mango (Andok in Ewondo, Bush mango in Bangangté, Ndoka in Bassa, mwiba in Bulu, En'doé, ando'o in Mvae, Ando, njaka in Douala) is a species bearing edible fruit prized especially for its protein-rich nuts. Its seeds can be ground or crushed and used as a flavoring agent in soups and stews. In Cameroon, the dish made from these wild mango seeds is called Nfiang Ndo'o.

  • 360 kcal
  • 4 servings
  • Medium