Page 21 - Mangwanani Magazine - May Edition
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Yummy
Recipes from Africa
Egypt - Lahma Bil Basal Mozambique - Easy Shrimp
Time: 25 min Serves: 4
Beef in Rich Onion Sauce
Time: 2hrs 20 min Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS Ghana - Kentumere INGREDIENTS
500g cubed beef stew meat Smoked Herring with Tomato 12 -14 shrimps (med or large, shelled
2 tablespoons butter and de-veined)
1 tablespoon canola oil and Greens 3 tablespoons butter
4 onions, very thinly sliced Time: 40 min Serves: 4 1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cubes chicken bouillon 1 onion (chopped fine)
1 bay leaf INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped)
salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 cups water, or as needed 2 -8 tablespoons oil (palm or peanut or a 1 pinch saffron
DIRECTIONS mixture) salt & freshly ground black pepper
Ÿ Combine beef, butter, and canola in 1 large onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves (minced)
1⁄2 teaspoon ground red pepper (to 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
a large saucepan; cook and stir beef taste) 1⁄2-3⁄4 cup white wine (or dark beer)
over medium heat until lightly 2 cans of kippered herring fillets (or 1 2 cups white rice (cooked)
browned, about 5 minutes. Add cup) DIRECTIONS
onions, chicken bouillon, bay leaf, 230g fresh greens, stemmed and Ÿ In a medium mixing bowl add garlic,
salt, and pepper to beef; pour in chopped (or frozen). Such as kale or
water. Reduce heat to low, cover, spinach. saffron, crushed red pepper,
and simmer until beef is tender and DIRECTIONS turmeric, salt and pepper, mix
onions have reduced into a thick Ÿ Grind tomato in food processor or gently.
sauce, at least 2 hours Ÿ Add 2 T. butter and 1 T. olive oil to
blender until smooth. pan add onion; cook until soft (4-5
Ÿ Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion min.) over medium heat, add
contents of bowl stir and cook
and red pepper and cook over another 1-2 minute Add wine or
medium heat until onion is soft, about beer, bring to boil and reduce for 2
10 minutes. minute over medium high heat.
Ÿ Add ground tomato and herring and Ÿ Add shrimp, parsley and rest of
continue to cook for 10 minutes. butter, cook over medium heat until
Ÿ Add greens and simmer over shrimp are done, serve over rice
medium-low heat 15 minutes more,
covered.
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