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Light-colored sauce

Light-colored sauce

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Foufou is an African dish that is traditionally served with a light sauce made from fish and vegetables.

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Recipe from Eltia Aimée, APKARO, African Hope and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Foufou is a dish from West Africa, primarily prepared in the Adjokrou region of southern Côte d’Ivoire. It is typically served with a light sauce made from fish and vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$11.79 $1.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.42
  • $0.08
  • $0.38
  • $0.37
  • $1.71
  • $0.08
  • $8.75

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and peel the bananas. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place the bananas in a pot, add water and salt, then cook over medium heat for at least 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the cooked bananas and crushed nuts, then add red oil paint and salt (if needed). ≈ 4 min
  4. Once you have achieved a uniform shape, you can create the forms you desire, such as spheres, pyramids, or simply serve them in a hollow dish. ≈ 10 min
  5. Place a small amount of water in a pot. ≈ 3 min
  6. Once boiling, add the fish, salt, and red oil paint.
  7. Wash the tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, onions, and chili peppers, then add them to the sauce with a little water. ≈ 8 min
  8. Once the ingredients are cooked, remove everything except the eggplant and the gourds. ≈ 3 min
  9. Mix the ingredients together, then return them to the sauce, adding the ground akpi and the seasoning cube.

The bill

Light-colored sauce

  • Red oil paint$0.42
  • Salt$0.08
  • Five African hot peppers$0.38
  • Three onions$0.37
  • Ten fresh tomatoes$1.71
  • Salt$0.08
  • Five eggplants$8.75

Total$11.79

that's $1.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • A diet based on banana plantains
  • Red oil paint
  • Salt
  • Smoked fish (shark and/or pike)
  • Five African hot peppers
  • Three onions
  • Ten fresh tomatoes
  • Salt
  • A seasoning cube
  • Five eggplants
  • A handful of akpi
  • Five fresh green tomatoes

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