Riz gras 加羅夫飯
(BURKINA FASO 布吉納法索)

Burkina is an animistic country that blends multiculturalism, shamanism, traditional beliefs and religious beliefs like Christianity and Islam in an exceptionally interesting way. Animism is the belief system where living souls are attributed to nonhuman beings (animals, plants and objects).

CURIOSITY

• Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta) has one of the highest fertility rates in the world. The average woman has six children.
• Burkina Faso means ‘Land of the Honourable People’. Burkinabes are known as among the most honest folk in Africa.

SDB IN BURKINA

布基納法索的慈幼會屬於新成立的會省（AON，2021），有兩個團體：位於該國中部的首都瓦加杜古和西南部的博博迪烏拉索。

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Riz gras is one-pot dish consisting of white rice, tomato paste, and vegetables (eggplants, carrots, onions, chili peppers, garlic) boiled together in a thick rice stew served with a few strands of raw onions. It is usually served with a roasted chicken thigh.

INGREDIENTI | 4 servings

For the Chicken

• 60 ml vegetable oil
• 500 g chicken thighs
• salt and pepper, to taste

For the Rice

• 120 ml vegetable oil
• 2 yellow onions, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 habanero peppers finely chopped
• 3 tomatoes seeded and chopped
• 180 ml tomato paste
• 500 g long-grain white rice
• 1.2 litre chicken stock
• cinnamon stick
• salt and pepper, to taste

PREPARATION

1. Add oil to a large pot and heat over medium. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper.

2. Cook, until the chicken is cooked all the way through, about 10 minutes, flipping once in between.

3. Remove the chicken onto a paper towel-covered plate. Set aside.

4. Add the vegetable oil to the same pot and heat over medium. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.

5. Add the garlic, habanero peppers and tomatoes. Cook another 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste and stir the mixture to combine.

6. Add the rice and stir the mixture to combine. Add the chicken stock, cinnamon stick and salt and pepper (to taste). Stir well and bring to a boil on high heat.

7. Once boiling, cover the pot and decrease the heat to “low.” Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is cooked and liquids absorbed (12 minutes).