Name: Ugandan stewed green bananas with beef sauce matoke
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 6 pcs plantain; 500 g beef; 2 pcs onion; 3 pcs tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic; 1 pc red bell pepper; 300 ml beef broth; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 3 tablespoons olive oil; salt

Ingredients

4portions

Ingredients

6 pcsplantain

500 gbeef

2 pcsonion

3 pcstomatoes

4 clovesgarlic

1 pcred bell pepper

300 mlbeef broth

1 teaspoonturmeric

3 tablespoonsolive oil

salt(to taste)

Step by step process

Preparing the beef sauce

1
Matoke starts with a rich beef sauce. Heat olive oil in a deep pan over medium heat and brown the diced beef on all sides for about 5 minutes. Add the finely chopped onion and cook for another 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the crushed garlic and turmeric and cook for one more minute.
2
Add the chopped tomatoes and diced red pepper. Pour in the beef broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes until the beef is tender and the sauce has slightly thickened. Season with salt to taste.

Preparing the plantains and serving

3
Peel the green bananas and cut them into larger chunks about 5 cm long. Place them in a pot of boiling salted water or steam them for 20 minutes until the plantains are tender. They should not fall apart, but a fork should pass through without resistance.
4
Ladle a generous portion of the beef sauce over the cooked plantains in deep bowls. Traditionally the dish is served in banana leaves, but it tastes just as good straight from a plate. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.