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Cote d'Ivoire Cooking Recipes
Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states. Falling cocoa prices and political turmoil, however, sparked an economic downturn in 1999 and 2000. On 25 December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government led by President Henri Konan BEDIE. Presidential and legislative elections held in October and December 2000 provoked violence due to the exclusion of opposition leader Alassane OUATTARA. In October 2000, Laurent GBAGBO replaced junta leader Robert GUEI as president, ending 10 months of military rule. In October 2001, President GBAGBO initiated a two-month-long National Reconciliation Forum, but its ability to conciliate Ivorians with one another remains unclear.

Cote d'Ivoire is slightly larger than New Mexico. The climate is tropical along the coast and semiarid in the far north. 

Cooking Recipes

Halibut - Fish

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
2 cups Yellow onions
1 tsp. Crushed red pepper
1 Tbs. salt
1 tsp. Black pepper
4 oz. Peanut oil
2 Ibs. Pumpkin(or yellow squash)
2 1/2 lbs. Halibut, filleted
1 cup Coconut
2 cups White rice
2 quarts Water
1 6-oz. can Tomato paste

Cooking Recipes Directions
In a 6-quart Dutch oven or casserole baking dish: Sauté: 2 cups YELLOW ONIONS chopped finely with 1 tsp. CRUSHED RED PEPPER 1 Tbs. SALT 1 tsp. BLACK PEPPER in 4 oz. PEANUT OIL until soft but not brown. Peel 2 Ibs. PUMPKIN (or yellow squash).
Cut in 1 inch slices and lay over the onions. Place 2 1/2 lbs. HALIBUT filleted, cut in 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices, carefully over the pumpkin. Arrange 1 cup COCONUT peeled and cut in 1-inch strips over the fish.
Pour 2 cups WHITE RICE, uncooked, over the coconut and sprinkle with saIt.
Combine: 2 quarts WATER with the WATER from the COCONUT and 1 6-oz. can TOMATO PASTE. Pour this liquid into the pot carefully so as not to disturb contents. Cover tightly and allow to cook gently for about 30 minutes or until rice, fish, and vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed. Serve directly from the dish in which it is cooked. Do not stir before serving. Section out portions, cut through, and remove with a wide spatula


Aloko - Dessert

Cooking Recipes Ingredients
5-6 plantaine bananas
lots of oil

Cooking Recipes Directions
Cut the bananas lengthwise, then into little pieces.
Pour about 5 inches of oil into a saucepan and heat until boiling.
Place half the sliced bananas in the oil.
Fry until reddish-brown. Remove.
Fry the other half. Remove.
Serve immediately. Best with grilled fish.