How to cook Malewa with Groundnuts

 


Ingredients

    Ingredients for 4 people

  1. Ingredients for 4 people
  2. 3 malewa shoots
  3. 250 g groundnut paste
  4. 1 piece rock salt
  5. Salt

Method

  1. Soak the malewa in a saucepan of water for about 30 minutes, then put the saucepan on the fire and heat for about 10 minutes.
  2. Wait for the water to cool and remove the malewa.
  3. In a bowl, wash the malewa thoroughly in cold water to remove the smoke coating, making sure the malewa turns from black to cream or light brown in color
  4. In another bowl dissolve the groundnut paste in cold water
  5. Cut the malewa joints off the shoots and chop the middle parts into smaller pieces.
  6. Place them in a saucepan, adding a cup of water and some rock salt to make the malewa more tender
  7. Place on the heat and leave to boil for about 20 minutes.
  8. Finally, add the dissolved groundnut and salt to taste and let the sauce simmer gently to develop the flavor.
  9. Remove from the heat and serve hot or cold. 

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