Matoke
Matoke is a simple, healthy, and delicious one-pot East African dish made from green bananas. Easy to prepare but can fill you up for hours! Great for lunch or dinner.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10-12 matoke
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium onion ( diced)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
- 1½ lb beef (cut into small cubes)
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (or 2 cubes)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or add to taste)
- 4 medium tomatoes ( diced)
- 2½ to 3 cups chicken stock (or water )
- salt and pepper to taste
- handful coriander leaves (or cilantro [chopped])
Instructions
- 1
Peel and cut the matoke into 1.5 – 2 inch pieces. Put them in water till you are ready to use them so that they don’t become discolored.
- 2
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add onions, and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant—a few seconds.
- 4
Stir in the beef and add the paprika, curry powder, bouillon powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well, cover, and leave to cook for 10 minutes, stirring halfway between.
- 5
Add the matoke, diced tomatoes, and stock (or water), stir, cover, and leave to simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or till the matoke becomes tender.
- 6
Stir in the coriander and serve.