🇧🇫 Burkinabe Cuisine

Riz Sauce Tomate

Rice with Tomato Sauce

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 430 kcal

Fluffy white rice served with a richly seasoned tomato and onion sauce simmered with beef, the everyday comfort meal of urban Burkina Faso.

Ingredients

1 Wash rice and cook in salted boiling water until fluffy. Drain and set aside.
2 Heat oil and brown beef cubes on all sides. Remove and set aside.
3 Sauté onions and garlic until golden.
4 Add blended tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook 15 minutes until oil separates.
5 Return beef, add habanero and Maggi cubes. Simmer 20 minutes until beef is tender.
6 Serve tomato sauce generously over the white rice.

Did You Know?

The lunch cry of "riz sauce!" echoes through every Burkinabe workplace at noon — it is the default midday meal for millions.