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Kejenou avec Agouti (Kejenou with Cane Rat)
Kejenou avec Agouti (Kejenou with Cane Rat) is a traditional Ivorian (from Côte d'Ivoire) recipe for a one-pot dish of cane rat and prawns with rice in a chilli, tomato and white wine sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ivorian version of: Kejenou with Cane Rat (Kejenou avec Agouti).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesSpice RecipesGame RecipesCote-divoire Recipes
The cane rat is one of Africa's largest rodents. It is an agricultural pest and is hunted for bush meat. Recently there have been efforts to farm it as mini livestock, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria.
Ingredients:
1 prepared
cane rat (grasscutter), cut into serving pieces
6 large prawns, peeled
2 tsp salt
7 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp
paprika
2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, diced
4 large tomatoes, puréed
1 tbsp tomato paste
120ml water
2 scotch bonnet
chillies, chopped
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
nutmeg
1 tsp
turmeric
300g long-grain rice
700ml chicken stock
240ml white wine
chopped
parsley to garnish
Method:
Marinate the cane rat pieces and prawns with the salt, 1 clove minced garlic and the paprika for 2 hours in the refrigerator.
When ready fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil in a large pan. Add the cane rat (reserve the prawns), tomatoes, tomato paste, chillies, spices and cook for five minutes. Add the rice and the liquid ingredients and bring to the boil Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 50 minutes, or until the meat is done.
Add the prawns and cook until they turn pink then serve immediately.
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