Matapa

Cassava leaves cooked with peanuts, coconut and prawns.

Ingredients

• 600 g Cassava leaves
• 1 cup Peanuts
• 400 ml Coconut milk
• 300 g Shrimp
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 1 Onion
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 cups Water

Method

1. Pound the leaves — Pound the cassava leaves until fine.
2. Boil thoroughly — Cook them in water for 40 minutes — cassava leaves must always be well cooked.
3. Add peanuts — Stir in the ground peanuts, garlic and onion and cook 20 minutes.
4. Add coconut — Pour in the coconut milk and simmer gently 15 minutes.
5. Add prawns — Add the prawns for the last 5 minutes only.
6. Matapa is ready — Season and serve with rice or xima.

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