Cape+Verde+Culture

Culture of Cape Verde Ethnic Dress: African shirts, Senuto Grande Buba, African Jacket Ethnic Food: Corn, Cachupa, Rice, Beans, Fish, Potatoes, Manioc, Cuscus, Grog ** ** Recipe for Cachupa Rica ** **   Ingredients:    ** ** 750g corn (maize) meal 200g beef, cubed 200g bacon chops, cubed 4 sausages 2 potatoes 2 onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, sliced salt and chilli paste, to taste 200g dried beans (eg black-eyed beans) 1 pig trotter (about 300g) 2 large sweet potatoes 200g cassava (or yam) 200g Savoy cabbage, shredded 2 bayleaves oil

Directions: Add the beef, bacon, sausages and pig trotter to a pot. Add some oil and fry for a few minutes then add the garlic, onion, chilli paste, bayleaves and salt. Allow to fry then cover the pot and reduce to a simmer. Check in 20 minutes. If the mixture is too dry add about 500ml water. Return to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes, topping-up the water as necessary. Meanwhile add the corn and beans to a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until the beans are tender. Transfer to a larger pot and add the meat mixture when its ready. Add a little more water, if necessary then bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes before adding the potatoes, cassava and cabbage. Cook for a further 25 minutes then take off the heat, allow to stand for 10 minutes and serve immediately. **

** Ethnic Art: Literature, Graphic Arts, Crocheting, Performance Art

Sources: ** http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/miscellaneous/fetch-recipe.php?rid=misc-cachupa-rica&PHPSESSID=d8e33e338bd9aaa17c9978585b2dd677 http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Cape-Verde.html http://www.rebirth.co.za/clothing.htm