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Burkina Faso
Riz gras, "fat rice", is the party rice of Burkina Faso and the whole Sahel: rice cooked in a rich tomato and meat sauce with a heap of vegetables, so that every grain comes out red, oily and full of flavour. It is the cousin of jollof and thieboudienne, and the dish a Burkinabè household makes for a christening, a wedding or a Sunday with guests. It is served on a big platter with the meat and vegetables on top and a hot chilli sauce on the side.
The draft was written from 3 published sources and holds 15 ingredients and 8 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.