Fresh sweet potato leaves called matembele
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Matembele with peanuts

Sweet potato leaves simmered with tomato and pounded peanuts, a tender green served with bukari.

Category
Main
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
6 people
Level
easy
Photo · MEvalyn — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ingredients

  • 500 g sweet potato leaves
  • 100 g pounded peanuts
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Salt
  • Water

Method

  1. 01 Wash and chop the leaves.
  2. 02 Sweat the onion in oil, add the tomatoes.
  3. 03 Add the leaves and a little water; cook covered.
  4. 04 Stir in the peanuts and simmer until tender.
  5. 05 Season and serve with bukari.

Matembele is a Katanga green that pairs naturally with bukari and grilled meats.

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