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La Bouillie
(Africa)
La Bouillie is a hot
breakfast cereal from
the African country
of Chad. Makes
three servings.
Ingredients:
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4 cups water
1 cup of rice (you can also use wheat)
3 Tablespoons all-natural peanut butter
3 Tablespoons of wheat or corn flour (or millet)
juice from one whole lemon
milk as desired
sugar as desired
Directions:
1. In a large sauce pan, bring 3 cups of the water to a boil. Add
rice.
2. In a bowl, combine peanut butter with remaining cup of
water. Stir until peanut butter is nearly all dissolved. Add
mixture to cooking rice. Allow water to return to a boil and add
the wheat, millet or corn flour.
3. When cereal nears desired thickness, remove from heat, stir
in lemon juice and cover.
4. Add milk and sugr to achieve desired sweetness and
thickness.
5. Serve warm.