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Sadza ne nyama
Stiff maize porridge with stewed beef and greens. The daily meal of Zimbabwe.
Ingredients
- Maize meal500 g
- Beef, on the bone, in pieces800 g
- Onions2
- Tomatoes4
- Collard greens400 g
- Garlic4 cloves
- Peanut butter, for the greens2 tbsp
- Vegetable oil50 ml
- Salt and pepperto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Brown the meat, add the onion and garlic and fry until soft.
Add the tomatoes, cover with water to the same level, season and stew for an hour and twenty.
Shred the greens fine and stew them with tomato and peanut butter for fifteen minutes.
Slake a quarter of the maize meal in cold water and stir it into a litre of boiling water.
Cook that thin porridge for ten minutes, stirring with a wooden paddle.
Rain in the rest of the meal a little at a time, working it hard for fifteen minutes to a stiff mass.
Turn the sadza onto plates with a wet spoon and serve with the meat and greens.