~464 cal · 19g protein · 93g carbs · 1g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Golden soft fried bread rounds
🇸🇱 Freetown
Fry fry is a Freetown morning ritual: soft, lightly sweet fried bread cooked golden and sold hot from roadside stands. It is eaten on its own with sugar, or split and stuffed with a savory bean stew or spicy sauce, a quick and hearty breakfast for a busy Sierra Leonean morning.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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3 cups flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 tsp yeast
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as needed warm water
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2 cups cooked seasoned beans (to serve)
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as needed oil for frying
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a pinch salt
Instructions
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Mix the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, and warm water into a soft dough and let it rise.
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Shape into small rounds or flatten pieces.
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Fry in hot oil until golden and puffed.
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Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
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Serve warm with sugar, or split and filled with the bean stew.
Freetown tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Freetown. A hilly Atlantic capital raised on rice and cassava leaf.
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Sierra Leone. Atlantic rainforest country built on rice and cassava leaf.
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Africa. Fifty-four countries of tagines, stews, and fire-kissed grills.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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