Fakoye

Sorrel leaf sauce with lamb, served over rice.

Ingredients

• 600 g Lamb
• 1 cup Dried sorrel leaves
• 2 Onions
• 2 Tomatoes
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1 tbsp Ginger
• 1 Chili
• ¼ cup Oil
• 2 tsp Salt
• 4 cups Water

Method

1. Brown the lamb — Sear in oil with the onion until coloured.
2. Build the sauce — Add the garlic, ginger, tomato and chili and cook 10 minutes.
3. Simmer — Add water and cook 1 hour until tender.
4. Add the sorrel — Stir in the dried sorrel and cook 20 minutes until it thickens and turns glossy.
5. Fakoye is ready — Season and serve over white rice.

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