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Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish and Rice)

Senegalese · West Africa Top Pick STOVETOP

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Senegal's national dish of fish stuffed with rof (herb paste), cooked with vegetables and rice in tomato sauce.

Fish Rice Dish Home Cook Friendly N Nut-Free G Gluten-Free

Why It Works

The fish is stuffed with rof (parsley, garlic, scotch bonnet paste) before cooking, infusing it from within; the rice cooks in the fish-and-vegetable broth, absorbing enormous flavor.

Key Ingredients

firm fish rice tomato paste tamarind okra eggplant cabbage parsley fermented locust beans

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