WHAT TO COOK FOR AN AFROCENTRIC CUISINE EVENT?!
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Jerk Chicken, (Cheap if you buy the cheapest cuts of thighs and de-bone/de-skin them to your liking)
*with a side of yellow ricewith diced green and red bell pepper&onions, and side of red beans- look up some authentic caribbean
Look up some African Soup. I know there is a recipe out there for chicken/peanut soup that is supposed to be real good,.......Cheap. I have had a few african stews in my day, FuFu and rice are common sides that accompany african soups. Search the net for sure on this one. I hope you have a huge pot!
A baked macaroni with a twist (like some crushed bacon in it) or Patty Labelles' over the rainbow mac and cheese. (I saw it on Oprah years ago, and have made a version of it at home) Cheese can be spendy, but not too bad.
Banana Pudding or a Peach Cobbler or both(dirt cheap)
Collards with diced onion, ginger, garlic, splash of vinegar, and smoked turkey legs (all of this is dirt cheap) with a side of corn bread. Some corn breads have bacon in them.
Grits, with a side of a bisquit and topped with a white sausage/peppered gravy. (Breakfast dish) CHEAP.
ALSO, WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT JUST FRY UP SOME CHICKEN. IT COULD BE INSULTING. THE FRIED CHICKEN THING IS NOT JUST A BLACK THING. IT IS A BIG SOUTHERN THING. AND SO IS BAR-B-QUE. DOWN HERE IT IS A FORM OF ART, AND A PASSION. NOT A COLOR. HOWEVER, BLACK FOLK CAN NOT RESIST IT AND FRY UP SOME OF THE BEST! IF YOU ARE TRYING TO IMPRESS FOLKS,
COOK SOMETHING THAT HAS A TRADITION TO IT, SOMETHING THAT WAS MADE FOR FAMILY GATHERINGS. AND SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS.
haha i love the word AFROCENTRIC now :{D
anyways
fried chicken
gumbo (not very cheap though if it's home made)
shepherds pie
pigs feet (blah some people like them :()
cow's tongue?
Really anything Cajun /Creole would please everyone. Great flavors there.
Even white people like myself love them =)
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