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Ingredients
- 1–2 cooked chikwangue (kwanga)
- 1 tbsp oil, optional
- A pinch of salt
- Chili sauce, to serve
Method
- 01 Unwrap the chikwangue and cut into slices about 1 cm thick.
- 02 Heat a pan or coals. Brush lightly with oil if needed.
- 03 Grill the slices 3–4 minutes per side until marked and lightly crisp.
- 04 Salt sparingly. Serve hot with pondu, fish, stewed meat or chili sauce.
Grilled chikwangue starts from chikwangue already steamed—you do not re-ferment, you reseize the slices. The smoky crust changes the table gesture completely.
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