Ugandan cooking lesson #4 Malewa
Malewa is a dish made with smoked bamboo. Here’s a picture of what it looks like when you get it from the market:
What you do first, is cover it with water and boil it for about half an hour, pour off the water and repeat that step of boiling with clean water two more times.
Then, you cut off the joints, where the bamboo is hard. The soft middle parts are what you’ll eat.
Now that you have the good part, cut it into smaller pieces, rinse, and boil again for about half an hour, but this time with water and about ¼ tsp. of baking soda.
Finally, you rinse the bamboo off again and add it to peanut sauce or fry it with onions and tomatoes. (I made it with peanut sauce) Eat it over matooke or rice.
What you do first, is cover it with water and boil it for about half an hour, pour off the water and repeat that step of boiling with clean water two more times.
Then, you cut off the joints, where the bamboo is hard. The soft middle parts are what you’ll eat.
Now that you have the good part, cut it into smaller pieces, rinse, and boil again for about half an hour, but this time with water and about ¼ tsp. of baking soda.
Finally, you rinse the bamboo off again and add it to peanut sauce or fry it with onions and tomatoes. (I made it with peanut sauce) Eat it over matooke or rice.
When you get home, we have GOT to have a girls night where you teach us some of these recipes!
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Incredibly adventurous cooking! Here's an article on making Boo - a bit tamer but also tasty! http://www.inkampala.com/learn-how-to-make-tasty-boo/
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that recipe. It looks great!
ReplyDeleteAhh i just read this but thanks a whole lot,i absolutely needed a quick illustrated lesson. Great Job !!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for this recipe I really needed it
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