Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Tanzanian Meat-Banana Stew

Saute until golden:
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 2 T oil
Brown well:
  • 12 oz beef, in 1" cubes
Add:
  • 1 c fresh-grated coconut
  • 1-1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 t pepper
  • 1 t curry powder
  • 1 t grated fresh ginger (or 1/2 t powdered)
Cook 1 minute. Add:
  • 2 c fresh shopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 c water
  • 1 lg ripe plantain or 2 greenish bananas, cut.
Cook till meat is tender. Serve with chutney over rice.

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This recipe, requested by Lauren, is from the book commonly known as The Crocodile Cookbook, published here in Nigeria by expatriate women. Its full name is From the Crocodiles: Recipes from the International Women's Club, Kaduna, Nigeria. It's out of print, and my copy is falling apart. Sadly, it's old enough that it was never input onto a computer before it was published and thus would have to be reconstructed by either entering all the recipes afresh onto a computer file or scanning the existing pages. Neither option is appealing!