Congolese plate of rice mixed with green peas
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Loso with green peas

Rice with green peas cooked in an aromatic broth—simple, colorful and made for sharing.

Region
Kinshasa
Category
Side
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
6 people
Level
easy
Photo · Exauce Vangu — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ingredients

  • 400 g rice
  • 200 g green peas
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Salt
  • 800 ml broth or water

Method

  1. 01 Sweat the onion and garlic in the oil.
  2. 02 Add the rice and stir to coat.
  3. 03 Pour in the broth, add the peas and salt, then cover.
  4. 04 Cook over low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid absorbed.
  5. 05 Fluff and serve.

A Kinshasa classic for large tables, easy to stretch and always welcome.

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